title: 1998 Chicago Marathon
text: # 1998 Chicago Marathon
  
  The 1998 Chicago Marathon was the 21st running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 11. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Ondoro Osoro in a time of 2:06:54 hours and the women's race was won in 2:23:57 by Joyce Chepchumba, also of Kenya.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 | Ondoro Osoro | Kenya | 2:06:53 |
  | 02 | Khalid Khannouchi | Morocco | 2:07:19 |
  | 03 | Gert Thys | South Africa | 2:07:45 |
  | 04 | Joseph Kahugu | Kenya | 2:07:59 |
  | 05 | Moses Tanui | Kenya | 2:09:43 |
  | 06 | Éder Fialho | Brazil | 2:09:48 |
  | 07 | Philip Chirchir | Kenya | 2:09:52 |
  | 08 | Shinji Kawashima | Japan | 2:10:07 |
  | 09 | Silvio Guerra | Ecuador | 2:10:17 |
  | 10 | Elijah Lagat | Kenya | 2:10:32 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenya | 2:23:57 |
  | 02 | Colleen De Reuck | South Africa | 2:27:04 |
  | 03 | Elana Meyer | South Africa | 2:27:20 |
  | 04 | Kayoko Obata | Japan | 2:28:39 |
  | 05 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | Russia | 2:29:25 |
  | 06 | Irina Bogacheva | Kyrgyzstan | 2:30:34 |
  | 07 | Gitte Karlshøj | Denmark | 2:31:57 |
  | 08 | Kristy Johnston | United States | 2:32:37 |
  | 09 | Linda Somers | United States | 2:34:21 |
  | 10 | Marian Sutton | United Kingdom | 2:35:41 |
  