title: 1996 Chicago Marathon
text: # 1996 Chicago Marathon
  
  The 1996 Chicago Marathon was the 19th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 20. The elite men's race was won by Britain's Paul Evans in a time of 2:08:52 hours and the women's race was won in 2:30:41 by Marian Sutton, also of Great Britain.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 | Paul Evans | United Kingdom | 2:08:52 |
  | 02 | Jerry Lawson | United States | 2:10:04 |
  | 03 | Leonid Shvetsov | Russia | 2:10:23 |
  | 04 | Eamonn Martin | United Kingdom | 2:11:21 |
  | 05 | Gary Staines | United Kingdom | 2:11:25 |
  | 06 | Jackson Kabiga | Kenya | 2:11:44 |
  | 07 | Carlos Bautista | Mexico | 2:12:18 |
  | 08 | Luis Reyes | Mexico | 2:13:04 |
  | 09 | Eddy Hellebuyck | Belgium | 2:13:19 |
  | 10 | Antonio Rodríguez | Portugal | 2:13:27 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 | Marian Sutton | United Kingdom | 2:30:41 |
  | 02 | Kristy Johnston | United States | 2:31:06 |
  | 03 | Danuta Bartoszek | Canada | 2:33:01 |
  | 04 | Gitte Karlshøj | Denmark | 2:33:53 |
  | 05 | Irina Bogacheva | Kyrgyzstan | 2:34:36 |
  | 06 | Bonnie McReynolds | United States | 2:39:18 |
  | 07 | Debbie Kilpatrick | United States | 2:39:23 |
  | 08 | Päivi Tikkanen | Finland | 2:39:36 |
  | 09 | Ritva Lemettinen | Finland | 2:42:00 |
  | 10 | Sharon Stubler | United States | 2:42:39 |
  