Wanda Panfil

Wanda Marianna Panfil-Gonzales (born January 26, 1959 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan.

Panfil twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics; in 1988 (10.000 metres), and in 1992 when she finished in 22nd position in the women's marathon. During her career she won the London Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon and the Nagoya Marathon. In 1990 and 1991 she was named Polish Sportswoman of the Year. Panfil is a four-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.

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World Champions in Women's Marathon
1983: Grete Waitz \| 1987: Rosa Mota \| 1991: Wanda Panfil \| 1993: Junko Asari \| 1995: Manuela Machado \| 1997: Hiromi Suzuki \| 1999: Jong Song-Ok \| 2001: Lidia Simon \| 2003: Catherine Ndereba \| 2005: Paula Radcliffe\| 2007: Catherine Ndereba

Awards
Preceded by Joachim Halupczok	Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1990 – 1991	Succeeded by Waldemar Legień
Sporting positions
Preceded by Véronique Marot	London Women's Marathon Winner 1990	Succeeded by Rosa Mota
Preceded by Youfeng Zhao	Nagoya Women's Marathon Winner 1990	Succeeded by Sachiko Yamashita
Preceded by Rosa Mota	Women's Fastest Marathon Race 1991	Succeeded by Olga Markova