Marja Wokke

Marja Wokke at the 2012 Egmond Half Marathon, 34 years after she won this event for the first time.

Marja Wokke (born 21 March 1957 in Bergen, North Holland) is a former marathon runner from the Netherlands, most active in the 1970s.

Biography

Wokke won the inaugural Rotterdam Marathon on 23 May 1981, clocking in at 2:43:23. In 1980 she was ranked fifth in the world with her best ever performance (2:32:28), which she ran in Eugene, Oregon.

Wokke won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1980, when the race had women category for the first time.[1] At this occasion she set a new world record time of 1:13:59.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
1978 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:19:45
1979 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:27:55
1980 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:19:35
City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:13:59
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:40:15
1981 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:21:21
Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:43:23
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:43:38

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Records
Preceded by
United States Patti Catalano
Women's Half Marathon
World Record Holder

1980-03-29 1981-01-18
Succeeded by
United States Joan Benoit
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Netherlands Corrie Konings
Egmond Women's Half Marathon Winner
1978 1981
Succeeded by
Norway Ingrid Kristiansen