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Footrace held in Chicago, Illinois
7th Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 16
Champions
MenJoseph Nzau (2:09:44.3)
WomenRosa Mota (2:31:12)
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The 1983 Chicago Marathon was the seventh running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 16. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Joseph Nzau in a time of 2:09:44.3 hours and the women's race was won by Portugal's Rosa Mota in 2:31:12. Nzau edged Britain's Hugh Jones by half a second in a tight finish. A total of 5237 runners finished the race, an increase of nearly 600 from the previous year.

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joseph Nzau  Kenya 2:09:44.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hugh Jones  United Kingdom 2:09:44.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Kigen  Kenya 2:10:51
4 Agapius Masong  Tanzania 2:11:57
5 Christoph Herle  West Germany 2:12:15
6 Gianni Poli  Italy 2:12:34
7 Thomas Raunig  United States 2:12:55
8 Gabriel Kamau  Kenya 2:14:20
9 Jeff Wells  United States 2:15:45
10 Henrik Jørgensen  Denmark 2:15:59
11 Giuseppe Moretti  Italy 2:16:24
12 Matt Wilson  United States 2:17:10
13 Bill McClement  United States 2:17:23
14 Greg Meyer  United States 2:17:34
15 Hank Pfeifle  United States 2:17:46
16 Joseph Sheeran  United States 2:17:51
17 Duncan Macdonald  United States 2:18:03
18 John Halberstadt  South Africa 2:18:24
19 Mervyn Brameld  United Kingdom 2:18:29
20 Mark Stickley  United States 2:18:49
Steve Jones  United Kingdom DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rosa Mota  Portugal 2:31:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jacqueline Gareau  Canada 2:31:36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dorthe Rasmussen  Denmark 2:31:45
4 Anne Audain  New Zealand 2:32:15
5 Karen Dunn  United States 2:34:24
6 Lisa Rainsberger  United States 2:34:55
7 Anna Marie Malone  Canada 2:36:23
8 Nancy Conz  United States 2:36:44
9 Rita Marchisio  Italy 2:37:29
10 Carol McLatchie  United States 2:37:57
11 Linda Begley  United States 2:39:21
12 Joyce Smith  United Kingdom 2:39:43
13 Jeanne Lasee  United States 2:41:36
14 Ria Van Landeghem  Belgium 2:42:22
15 Bev Docherty  United States 2:44:34
16 Karen Bukowski  United States 2:44:57
17 Susan Lupica  United States 2:45:29
18 Kellie Archuletta  United States 2:48:01
19 Cynthia Lorenzoni  United States 2:48:01
20 Kathy Molitor  United States 2:49:52
Laura Fogli  Italy DNF

References

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

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