2002 Chicago Marathon

Last updated
25th Chicago Marathon
Venue Chicago, United States
DatesOctober 13
Champions
Men Khalid Khannouchi (2:05:56)
Women Paula Radcliffe (2:17:18)
  2001
2003  

The 2002 Chicago Marathon was the 25th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 13. The elite men's race was won by Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi in a time of 2:05:56 hours and the women's race was won by British athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:18. Radcliffe's time was a new marathon world best, knocking 89 seconds off the previous mark by Catherine Ndereba (the runner-up in the race). [1] The record only lasted six months, as Radcliffe improved it again at the 2003 London Marathon. [2]

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Results

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
1 Khalid Khannouchi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:05:56
2 Daniel Njenga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:16
3 Toshinari Takaoka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:06:16
4 Paul Tergat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:18
5 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:06:46
6 Alan Culpepper Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:09:41
7 John Kagwe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:02
8 Driss El Himer Flag of France.svg  France 2:11:51
9 Peter Githuka Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:12:43
10 Tobias Hiskia Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:13:16

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
1 Paula Radcliffe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:17:18 WR
2 Catherine Ndereba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:19:26
3 Yōko Shibui Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:21:22
4 Svetlana Zakharova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:21:31
5 Madina Biktagirova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:25:20
6 Deena Kastor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:26:53
7 Kayoko Obata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:28:15
8 Nuța Olaru Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:31:37
9 Masako Chiba Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:34:36
10 Jeanne Hennessy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:35:53

References

  1. Radcliffe sets marathon record. BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. Radcliffe smashes record. BBC Sport (2003-04-13). Retrieved 2020-04-10.

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