1988 Chicago Marathon

11th Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 30
Champions
MenAlejandro Cruz (2:08:57)
WomenLisa Rainsberger (2:29:17)

The 1988 Chicago Marathon was the 11th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 30. The elite men's race was won by Mexico's Alejandro Cruz in a time of 2:08:57 hours and the women's race was won by America's Lisa Rainsberger in 2:29:17. It marked the return of the marathon distance at the competition, following a half marathon in 1987 due to sponsorship issues. A total of 5795 runners finished the race, a drop of over 2000 from the previous marathon-length outing in 1986.[1][2]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Alejandro Cruz Mexico 2:08:57
Yakov Tolstikov Soviet Union 2:09:20
Richard Kaitany Kenya 2:09:39
4 Manuel Matias Portugal 2:10:19
5 Michael O'Reilly United Kingdom 2:11:50
6 Steve Brace United Kingdom 2:11:50
7 Gerardo Alcalá Mexico 2:12:11
8 Derek Froude New Zealand 2:12:40
9 Elisio Rios Portugal 2:12:53
10 Steve Binns United Kingdom 2:13:32
11 Anthony Milovsorov United Kingdom 2:14:02
12 Viktor Mosgovoy Soviet Union 2:14:32
13 John Wheway United Kingdom 2:14:38
14 Manuel Vera Mexico 2:14:40
15 John Andrews Australia 2:14:44
16 Budd Coates United States 2:14:58
17 Jesús Valdez Falcón Mexico 2:15:02
18 Derrick May South Africa 2:17:36
19 Mark Curp United States 2:18:05
20 Abraha Arega Ethiopia 2:18:13

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Lisa Rainsberger United States 2:29:17
Emma Scaunich Italy 2:29:46
Paula Fudge United Kingdom 2:29:47
4 Tani Ruckle Australia 2:31:19
5 Kim Jones United States 2:32:03
6 Kellie Archuletta United States 2:32:29
7 Yelena Tsukhlo Soviet Union 2:33:25
8 Yekaterina Khramenkova Soviet Union 2:33:36
9 Midde Hamrin Sweden 2:33:56
10 Irina Yagodina Soviet Union 2:35:53
11 Terry Adams Switzerland 2:36:50
12 Tatyana Gridnyeva Soviet Union 2:37:36
13 Marty Cooksey United States 2:38:35
14 Cassandra Mihailovic France 2:39:47
15 Martha White United States 2:42:15
16 Karen Bukowski United States 2:46:21
17 Blanca Jaime Mexico 2:47:54
18 Barbara Filutze United States 2:48:49
19 Dorothy Goertzen Canada 2:49:16
20 Dawn-Rae Bohensen United States 2:49:41

References

  1. ^ Chicago Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ^ Petrovich, Holly (2016-10-06). A History Lesson on the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. My Chicago Athlete. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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