1985 Chicago Marathon
# 1985 Chicago Marathon

The 1985 Chicago Marathon was the 9th 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 Steve Jones in a time of 2:07:13 hours and the women's race was won by America's Joan Samuelson in 2:21:21. A total of 7562 runners finished the race, an increase of over 1700 from the previous year.

## Results

### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Steve Jones | United Kingdom | 2:07:13 |
| | Djama Robleh | Djibouti | 2:08:08 |
| | Robert de Castella | Australia | 2:08:48 |
| 4 | Gianni Poli | Italy | 2:09:57 |
| 5 | Ralf Salzmann | West Germany | 2:10:56 |
| 6 | José Gómez | Mexico | 2:11:08 |
| 7 | Don Janicki | United States | 2:11:16 |
| 8 | Francisco Pacheco | Mexico | 2:11:57 |
| 9 | Ken Martin | United States | 2:12:00 |
| 10 | Henrik Jørgensen | Denmark | 2:12:03 |
| 11 | Allister Hutton | United Kingdom | 2:12:28 |
| 12 | John Graham | United Kingdom | 2:12:55 |
| 13 | Mats Erixon | Sweden | 2:13:29 |
| 14 | Bill Donakowski | United States | 2:14:07 |
| 15 | David Olds | United States | 2:14:19 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Paumen | Belgium | 2:14:25 |
| 17 | Gianni Demadonna | Italy | 2:14:30 |
| 18 | Craig Holm | United States | 2:14:43 |
| 19 | Kurt Hürst | Switzerland | 2:14:49 |
| 20 | Agapius Masong | Tanzania | 2:14:54 |
| — | Mark Curp | United States | DNF |
| — | David Gordon | United States | DNF |
| — | Simon Kigen | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Martín Pitayo | Mexico | DNF |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Joan Samuelson | United States | 2:21:21 |
| | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:23:05 |
| | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 2:23:29 |
| 4 | Carla Beurskens | Netherlands | 2:27:50 |
| 5 | Véronique Marot | United Kingdom | 2:28:04 |
| 6 | Glenys Quick | New Zealand | 2:31:44 |
| 7 | Mary O'Connor | New Zealand | 2:33:41 |
| 8 | Maria Rebelo | France | 2:34:02 |
| 9 | Sylvie Bornet | France | 2:34:05 |
| 10 | Rita Borralho | Portugal | 2:36:03 |
| 11 | Charlotte Teske | West Germany | 2:36:42 |
| 12 | María Trujillo | Mexico | 2:37:10 |
| 13 | Susan Stone | Canada | 2:38:48 |
| 14 | Gillian Castka | United Kingdom | 2:38:53 |
| 15 | Henrietta Fina | Austria | 2:39:52 |
| 16 | Sissel Grottenberg | Norway | 2:43:52 |
| 17 | Linda Somers | United States | 2:46:29 |
| 18 | Susan Bosch | United States | 2:47:09 |
| 19 | Joanne Scianna | United States | 2:49:31 |
| 20 | Jane Murphy | United States | 2:50:04 |
