Footrace held in Chicago, Illinois
| 11th Chicago Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chicago, United States |
| Dates | October 30 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Alejandro Cruz (2:08:57) |
| Women | Lisa Rainsberger (2:29:17) |
← 1986 1989 → | |
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 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."
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※
- ^ Chicago Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Petrovich, Holly (2016-10-06). A History Lesson on the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. My Chicago Athlete. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-25.