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).Radcliffe sets marathon record. BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-04-10. The record only lasted six months, as Radcliffe improved it again at the 2003 London Marathon.Radcliffe smashes record. BBC Sport (2003-04-13). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
Results Men Position Athlete Nationality Time1 Khalid Khannouchi 2:05:562 Daniel Njenga 2:06:163 Toshinari Takaoka 2:06:164 Paul Tergat 2:06:185 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 2:06:466 Alan Culpepper 2:09:417 John Kagwe 2:10:028 Driss El Himer 2:11:519 Peter Githuka 2:12:4310 Tobias Hiskia 2:13:16
Women Position Athlete Nationality Time1 Paula Radcliffe 2:17:18 2 Catherine Ndereba 2:19:263 Yōko Shibui 2:21:224 Svetlana Zakharova 2:21:315 Madina Biktagirova 2:25:206 Deena Kastor 2:26:537 Kayoko Obata 2:28:158 Nuța Olaru 2:31:379 Masako Chiba 2:34:3610 Jeanne Hennessy 2:35:53
References
Bibliography Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
External links Official website