1979 Chicago Marathon
{{Short description|American marathon}}
{{Infobox athletics competition
|competition = 3rd Chicago Marathon
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Chicago, United States
|dates = October 21
|men = Dan Cloeter
|men_win_value = 2:23:20
|women= Laura Michalek
|women_win_value = 3:15:45
|prev = 1978
|next = 1980
}}
The 1979 Chicago Marathon was the third running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 21. The elite men's and women's races were won by Americans Dan Cloeter (2:23:20 hours) and Laura Michalek (3:15:45). A total of 2869 runners finished the race, a drop of nearly 1200 from the previous year.[https://www.arrs.run/HP_ChiMa.htm Chicago Marathon]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
Results
= Men =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Position ! Athlete ! Nationality ! Time | |||
| bgcolor=#F7F6A8
|align=center| {{Gold1}} | Dan Cloeter | {{USA}} | 2:23:20 |
| bgcolor=#DCE5E5
|align=center| {{Silver2}} | Mike Healer | {{USA}} | 2:27:36 |
| bgcolor=#FFDAB9
|align=center| {{Bronze3}} | Patrick Chmiel | {{USA}} | 2:33:51 |
| align=center| 4 | Antonio Peso | {{USA}} | 2:36:21 |
| align=center| 5 | Rick Wilson | {{USA}} | 2:36:40 |
| align=center| 6 | Don White | {{USA}} | 2:38:56 |
| align=center| 7 | Jon Eggers | {{USA}} | 2:39:22 |
| align=center| 8 | John Wellerding | {{USA}} | 2:40:00 |
| align=center| 9 | Robert Prince | {{USA}} | 2:40:20 |
| align=center| 10 | Thomas Benedict | {{USA}} | 2:43.03 |
= Women =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Position ! Athlete ! Nationality ! Time | |||
| bgcolor=#F7F6A8
|align=center| {{Gold1}} | Laura Michalek | {{USA}} | 3:15:45 |
| bgcolor=#DCE5E5
|align=center| {{Silver2}} | Lynae Larson | {{USA}} | 3:16:45 |
| bgcolor=#FFDAB9
|align=center| {{Bronze3}} | Marilyn Reinhardt | {{USA}} | 3:17:40 |
| align=center| 4 | Diane Sims Page | {{USA}} | 3:26:05 |
| align=center| 5 | Helen Rea | {{USA}} | 3:29:45 |
| align=center| 6 | Susie Sandstrom | {{USA}} | 3:30:20 |
| align=center| 7 | Charlene Groet | {{USA}} | 3:30:50 |
| align=center| 8 | Edna Craig | {{USA}} | 3:31:05 |
| align=center| 9 | Lorraine Norgle | {{USA}} | 3:37:20 |
| align=center| 10 | Joan Hirt | {{USA}} | 3:43:50 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://more.arrs.run/race/13535 Results]. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- [http://assets.chicagomarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/4_Chicago-Year-by-Year.pdf Chicago Marathon Year-By-Year]. Chicago Marathon. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
External links
- [http://www.chicagomarathon.com/ Official website]
{{Chicago Marathon}}
{{1979 in athletics}}