Ria Van Landeghem

Maria ("Ria") Van Landeghem (born September 19, 1957 in Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders) is a former female long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in road race and marathons. She represented her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 21st place in the women's marathon.

Van Landeghem is a one-time winner (1984) of the Stockholm Marathon. Her personal best is 2:28:11, winning the Twin Cities Marathon in 1988. She as won the Boilermaker 15K Race that year.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Belgium
1984	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:34:13
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	21st	Marathon	2:37:11
1988	Twin Cities Marathon	Minneapolis, United States	1st	Marathon	2:28:11

References

sports-reference
Ria Van Landeghem profile at IAAF

Stockholm Women's Marathon Winners

1979: Heide Brenner (FRG)
1980 – 1982: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1983: Tuulikki Räisänen (SWE)
1984: Ria Van Landeghem (BEL)
1985: Jeanette Nordgren (SWE)
1986 – 1987: Evy Palm (SWE)
1988: Grete Waitz (NOR)
1989: Evy Palm (SWE)
1990 – 1991: Midde Hamrin (SWE)
1992: Linda Milo (BEL)
1993: Grete Kirkeberg (NOR)
1994: Irina Sklarenko (UKR)
1995: Ingmarie Nilsson (SWE)
1996: Grete Kirkeberg (NOR)
1997: Anita Håkenstad (NOR)
1998: Grete Kirkeberg (NOR)
1999 – 2000: Marie Söderström-Lundberg (SWE)
2001: Esther Kiplagat (KEN)
2002: Lena Gavelin (SWE)
2003: Marie Söderström-Lundberg (SWE)
2004: Rita Jeptoo (KEN)
2005: Tina Maria Ramos (ESP)
2006: Anna Rahm (SWE)
2007: Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (NOR)
2008 – 2011: Isabellah Andersson (SWE)
2012: Derebe Godana (ETH)
2013 – 2014: Isabellah Andersson (SWE)

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