Anni Pede-Erdkamp

Anni Pede-Erdkamp (born January 14, 1940) is a former West German long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on September 16, 1967 with a time of 3:07:27 in Waldniel, West Germany.[1] [nb 1]

Biography

Pede and Monika Boers were asked by Ernst van Aaken, an early proponent of women's running, to participate in a race organized by his running club.[5] According to German sports historian Karl Lennartz, journalists skeptical of 13-year-old Maureen Wilton's recent world best in Toronto, Canada asked van Aaken if women and teenagers were capable of such a performance.[5] Mocked and derided for claiming that faster times were indeed possible, van Aaken chose Pede, a middle-distance runner and mother of two, and Boers, a 19-year-old from the Netherlands, to prove himself correct.[5][nb 2] Although the German Athletic Association (Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband) did not yet officially permit women to run, race officials did allow the two women to start 30 meters behind the men.[5] Pede's mark was good enough for third overall and Boers finished in 3:19:36.3.[5] [nb 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Association of Road Racing Statisticians notes Pede's official time as 3:07:26.2[2][3][4]
  2. ↑ The ARRS notes that Boers was Dutch.[3][6]
  3. ↑ The ARRS notes that Boers set the first Dutch mark in the women's marathon.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 653. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Marathon List for 1967". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "World Marathon Rankings for 1967". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ "World Best Progressions- Road". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Lennartz, Karl (2007), "Violence at the Women's Race" (PDF), Marathon, 3, piridon Verl.GmbH, ISBN 978-3-922011-25-5, retrieved May 22, 2010
  6. 1 2 "NED Record Progressions- Road". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
Records
Preceded by
Canada Maureen Wilton		 Women's Marathon World Record Holder
September 16, 1967 – February 28, 1970 		Succeeded by
United States Caroline Walker
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