2002 Chicago Marathon
# 2002 Chicago Marathon

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). The record only lasted six months, as Radcliffe improved it again at the 2003 London Marathon.

## Results

### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Khalid Khannouchi | Morocco | 2:05:56 |
| 02 | Daniel Njenga | Kenya | 2:06:16 |
| 03 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 2:06:16 |
| 04 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 2:06:18 |
| 05 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | Morocco | 2:06:46 |
| 06 | Alan Culpepper | United States | 2:09:41 |
| 07 | John Kagwe | Kenya | 2:10:02 |
| 08 | Driss El Himer | France | 2:11:51 |
| 09 | Peter Githuka | Kenya | 2:12:43 |
| 10 | Tobias Hiskia | South Africa | 2:13:16 |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:17:18 WR |
| 02 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:19:26 |
| 03 | Yōko Shibui | Japan | 2:21:22 |
| 04 | Svetlana Zakharova | Russia | 2:21:31 |
| 05 | Madina Biktagirova | Russia | 2:25:20 |
| 06 | Deena Kastor | United States | 2:26:53 |
| 07 | Kayoko Obata | Japan | 2:28:15 |
| 08 | Nuța Olaru | Romania | 2:31:37 |
| 09 | Masako Chiba | Japan | 2:34:36 |
| 10 | Jeanne Hennessy | United States | 2:35:53 |
