Marja Wokke

Marja Wokke (; born 21 March 1957) is a Dutch former marathon runner, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.

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

That year, she also finished as first woman and 53th runner overall in the Amsterdam Marathon in a women's course record of 2:40:15.

She was ranked fifth in the world in 1980 with her best ever performance (2:32:28), which she ran in Eugene, Oregon.

1981 In 1981, Wokke finished as first woman again and 28th overall in the Amsterdam Marathon in 2:43:38.

She went on to win the inaugural Rotterdam Marathon on 23 May 1981, clocking in at 2:43:23.

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