1999 Chicago Marathon

22nd Chicago Marathon
22nd Chicago Marathon
Venue	Chicago, United States
Dates	October 24
Champions
Men	Khalid Khannouchi (2:05:42)
Women	Joyce Chepchumba (2:25:59)
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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]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Khalid Khannouchi	Morocco	2:05:42 WR
2	Moses Tanui	Kenya	2:06:16
3	Ondoro Osoro	Kenya	2:08:00
4	David Morris	United States	2:09:32
5	Simon Kipruto Bor	Kenya	2:09:35
6	Éder Fialho	Brazil	2:09:36
7	Joseph Kahugu	Kenya	2:09:37
8	James Kariuki	Kenya	2:11:14
9	Simon Lopuyet	Kenya	2:11:18
10	Thabiso Paul Moqhali	Lesotho	2:11:44

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Joyce Chepchumba	Kenya	2:25:59
2	Margaret Okayo	Kenya	2:26:00
3	Elana Meyer	South Africa	2:27:17
4	Colleen De Reuck	South Africa	2:27:30
5	Irina Bogacheva	Kyrgyzstan	2:27:46
6	Libbie Hickman	United States	2:28:34
7	Marian Sutton	United Kingdom	2:28:42
8	Renata Paradowska	Poland	2:31:59
9	Albina Gallyamova	Russia	2:32:24
10	Kristy Johnston	United States	2:32:34