# 1985 Chicago Marathon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1985_Chicago_Marathon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1985_Chicago_Marathon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Chicago_Marathon > Source revision: 1287968277 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Footrace held in Chicago, Illinois}} {{Infobox athletics competition |competition = 9th Chicago Marathon |image = |caption = |venue = [Chicago](/source/Chicago), United States |dates = October 20 |men = [Steve Jones](/source/Steve_Jones_(runner)) |men_win_value = 2:07:13 |women= [Joan Samuelson](/source/Joan_Samuelson) |women_win_value = 2:21:21 |prev = [1984](/source/1984_Chicago_Marathon) |next = [1986](/source/1986_Chicago_Marathon) }} The '''1985 [Chicago Marathon](/source/Chicago_Marathon)''' was the ninth running of the annual [marathon](/source/marathon) race in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), United States and was held on October 20. The elite men's race was won by Britain's [Steve Jones](/source/Steve_Jones_(runner)) in a time of 2:07:13 hours and the women's race was won by America's [Joan Samuelson](/source/Joan_Samuelson) in 2:21:21. A total of 7562 runners finished the race, an increase of over 1700 from the previous year.[https://www.arrs.run/HP_ChiMa.htm Chicago Marathon]. [Association of Road Racing Statisticians](/source/Association_of_Road_Racing_Statisticians). Retrieved 2020-05-25. == Results == === Men === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Position ! Athlete ! Nationality ! Time |- bgcolor=#F7F6A8 |align=center| {{Gold1}} || [Steve Jones](/source/Steve_Jones_(runner)) || {{GBR}} || 2:07:13 |- bgcolor=#DCE5E5 |align=center| {{Silver2}} || [Djama Robleh](/source/Djama_Robleh) || {{DJI}} || 2:08:08 |- bgcolor=#FFDAB9 |align=center| {{Bronze3}} || [Robert de Castella](/source/Robert_de_Castella) || {{AUS}} || 2:08:48 |- |align=center| 4 || [Gianni Poli](/source/Gianni_Poli) || {{ITA}} || 2:09:57 |- |align=center| 5 || [Ralf Salzmann](/source/Ralf_Salzmann) || {{FRG}}|| 2:10:56 |- |align=center| 6 || [José Gómez](/source/Jos%C3%A9_G%C3%B3mez_(runner)) || {{MEX}} || 2:11:08 |- |align=center| 7 || [Don Janicki](/source/Don_Janicki) || {{USA}} || 2:11:16 |- |align=center| 8 || [Francisco Pacheco](/source/Francisco_Pacheco_(runner)) || {{MEX}} || 2:11:57 |- |align=center| 9 || [Ken Martin](/source/Ken_Martin_(athlete)) || {{USA}} || 2:12:00 |- |align=center| 10 || [Henrik Jørgensen](/source/Henrik_J%C3%B8rgensen_(runner)) || {{DEN}} || 2:12:03 |- |align=center| 11 || [Allister Hutton](/source/Allister_Hutton) || {{GBR}} || 2:12:28 |- |align=center| 12 || [John Graham](/source/John_Graham_(runner)) || {{GBR}} || 2:12:55 |- |align=center| 13 || [Mats Erixon](/source/Mats_Erixon) || {{SWE}} || 2:13:29 |- |align=center| 14 || [Bill Donakowski](/source/Bill_Donakowski) || {{USA}} || 2:14:07 |- |align=center| 15 || [David Olds](/source/David_Olds) || {{USA}} || 2:14:19 |- |align=center| 16 || [Jean-Pierre Paumen](/source/Jean-Pierre_Paumen) || {{BEL}} || 2:14:25 |- |align=center| 17 || [Gianni Demadonna](/source/Gianni_Demadonna) || {{ITA}} || 2:14:30 |- |align=center| 18 || [Craig Holm](/source/Craig_Holm) || {{USA}} || 2:14:43 |- |align=center| 19 || [Kurt Hürst](/source/Kurt_H%C3%BCrst) || {{SUI}} || 2:14:49 |- |align=center| 20 || [Agapius Masong](/source/Agapius_Masong) || {{TAN}} || 2:14:54 |- |align=center| — || [Mark Curp](/source/Mark_Curp) || {{USA}} || {{AthAbbr|DNF}} |- |align=center| — || [David Gordon](/source/David_Gordon_(runner)) || {{USA}} || {{AthAbbr|DNF}} |- |align=center| — || [Simon Kigen](/source/Simon_Kigen) || {{KEN}} || {{AthAbbr|DNF}} |- |align=center| — || [Martín Pitayo](/source/Mart%C3%ADn_Pitayo) || {{MEX}} || {{AthAbbr|DNF}} |} === Women === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Position ! Athlete ! Nationality ! Time |- bgcolor=#F7F6A8 |align=center| {{Gold1}} || [Joan Samuelson](/source/Joan_Samuelson) || {{USA}} || 2:21:21 |- bgcolor=#DCE5E5 |align=center| {{Silver2}} || [Ingrid Kristiansen](/source/Ingrid_Kristiansen) || {{NOR}} || 2:23:05 |- bgcolor=#FFDAB9 |align=center| {{Bronze3}} || [Rosa Mota](/source/Rosa_Mota) || {{POR}} || 2:23:29 |- |align=center| 4 || [Carla Beurskens](/source/Carla_Beurskens) || {{NED}} || 2:27:50 |- |align=center| 5 || [Véronique Marot](/source/V%C3%A9ronique_Marot) || {{GBR}} || 2:28:04 |- |align=center| 6 || [Glenys Quick](/source/Glenys_Quick) || {{NZL}} || 2:31:44 |- |align=center| 7 || [Mary O'Connor](/source/Mary_O'Connor_(runner)) || {{NZL}} || 2:33:41 |- |align=center| 8 || [Maria Rebelo](/source/Maria_Rebelo) || {{FRA}} || 2:34:02 |- |align=center| 9 || [Sylvie Bornet](/source/Sylvie_Bornet) || {{FRA}} || 2:34:05 |- |align=center| 10 || [Rita Borralho](/source/Rita_Borralho) || {{POR}} || 2:36:03 |- |align=center| 11 || [Charlotte Teske](/source/Charlotte_Teske) || {{FRG}}|| 2:36:42 |- |align=center| 12 || [María Trujillo](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Trujillo) || {{MEX}} || 2:37:10 |- |align=center| 13 || [Susan Stone](/source/Susan_Stone_(athlete)) || {{CAN}} || 2:38:48 |- |align=center| 14 || [Gillian Castka](/source/Gillian_Castka) || {{GBR}} || 2:38:53 |- |align=center| 15 || [Henrietta Fina](/source/Henrietta_Fina) || {{AUT}} || 2:39:52 |- |align=center| 16 || [Sissel Grottenberg](/source/Sissel_Grottenberg) || {{NOR}} || 2:43:52 |- |align=center| 17 || [Linda Somers](/source/Linda_Somers) || {{USA}} || 2:46:29 |- |align=center| 18 || [Susan Bosch](/source/Susan_Bosch) || {{USA}} || 2:47:09 |- |align=center| 19 || [Joanne Scianna](/source/Joanne_Scianna) || {{USA}} || 2:49:31 |- |align=center| 20 || [Jane Murphy](/source/Jane_Murphy_(runner)) || {{USA}} || 2:50:04 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} *[https://more.arrs.run/race/11737 Results]. [Association of Road Racing Statisticians](/source/Association_of_Road_Racing_Statisticians). Retrieved 2020-05-25. == External links == * [https://www.chicagomarathon.com/ Official website] {{Chicago Marathon}} {{1985 in athletics}} 1985 Chicago Category:1980s in Chicago Category:1985 in Illinois Chicago Marathon Chicago Marathon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1985 Chicago Marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Chicago_Marathon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Chicago_Marathon?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.