1985 Chicago Marathon

The 1985 Chicago Marathon was the 9th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 20. The elite men's race was won by Britain's Steve Jones in a time of 2:07:13 hours and the women's race was won by America's Joan Samuelson in 2:21:21. A total of 7562 runners finished the race, an increase of over 1700 from the previous year.[1]

9th Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 20
Champions
MenSteve Jones (2:07:13)
WomenJoan Samuelson (2:21:21)

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Steve Jones United Kingdom2:07:13
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Djama Robleh Djibouti2:08:08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Robert de Castella Australia2:08:48
4Gianni Poli Italy2:09:57
5Ralf Salzmann West Germany2:10:56
6José Gómez Mexico2:11:08
7Don Janicki United States2:11:16
8Francisco Pacheco Mexico2:11:57
9Ken Martin United States2:12:00
10Henrik Jørgensen Denmark2:12:03
11Allister Hutton United Kingdom2:12:28
12John Graham United Kingdom2:12:55
13Mats Erixon Sweden2:13:29
14Bill Donakowski United States2:14:07
15David Olds United States2:14:19
16Jean-Pierre Paumen Belgium2:14:25
17Gianni Demadonna Italy2:14:30
18Craig Holm United States2:14:43
19Kurt Hürst  Switzerland2:14:49
20Agapius Masong Tanzania2:14:54
—Mark Curp United StatesDNF
—David Gordon United StatesDNF
—Simon Kigen KenyaDNF
—Martín Pitayo MexicoDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Joan Samuelson United States2:21:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ingrid Kristiansen Norway2:23:05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Rosa Mota Portugal2:23:29
4Carla Beurskens Netherlands2:27:50
5Véronique Marot United Kingdom2:28:04
6Glenys Quick New Zealand2:31:44
7Mary O'Connor New Zealand2:33:41
8Maria Rebelo France2:34:02
9Sylvie Bornet France2:34:05
10Rita Borralho Portugal2:36:03
11Charlotte Teske West Germany2:36:42
12María Trujillo Mexico2:37:10
13Susan Stone Canada2:38:48
14Gillian Castka United Kingdom2:38:53
15Henrietta Fina Austria2:39:52
16Sissel Grottenberg Norway2:43:52
17Linda Somers United States2:46:29
18Susan Bosch United States2:47:09
19Joanne Scianna United States2:49:31
20Jane Murphy United States2:50:04

References
  1. Chicago Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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