1999 Chicago Marathon

Last updated
22nd Chicago Marathon
Venue Chicago, United States
DatesOctober 24
Champions
Men Khalid Khannouchi (2:05:42)
Women Joyce Chepchumba (2:25:59)
  1998
2000  

The 1999 Chicago Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 24. The elite men's race was won by Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi in a time of 2:05:42 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:25:59. Khannouchi's winning time was a marathon world record, and only his third outing over the distance. [1] That record stood for two and a half years before the Moroccan beat it again at the 2002 London Marathon. [2]

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Results

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
1 Khalid Khannouchi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:05:42 WR
2 Moses Tanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:16
3 Ondoro Osoro Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:00
4 David Morris Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:09:32
5 Simon Kipruto Bor Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:35
6 Éder Fialho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:09:36
7 Joseph Kahugu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:37
8 James Kariuki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:14
9 Simon Lopuyet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:18
10 Thabiso Paul Moqhali Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 2:11:44

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
1 Joyce Chepchumba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:25:59
2 Margaret Okayo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:26:00
3 Elana Meyer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:27:17
4 Colleen De Reuck Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:27:30
5 Irina Bogacheva Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 2:27:46
6 Libbie Hickman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:28:34
7 Marian Sutton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:28:42
8 Renata Paradowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:31:59
9 Albina Gallyamova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:32:24
10 Kristy Johnston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:32:34

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