Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The Women's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 22, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain started as favourite for the race, and led from the start. However, she was overtaken by Mizuki Noguchi, from Japan and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya. After dropping to fourth place, she retired citing pre-race nutrition problems and illness for her disappointing performance. Deena Kastor of the United States ran a conservative race to come through for a bronze.

Medalists

Gold	Mizuki Noguchi Japan (JPN)
Silver	Catherine Ndereba Kenya (KEN)
Bronze	Deena Kastor United States (USA)

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Record	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	2:15:25	April 13, 2003	London, United Kingdom
Olympic Record	Naoko Takahashi (JPN)	2:23:14	September 24, 2000	Sydney, Australia
Season Best	Margaret Okayo (KEN)	2:22:35	April 18, 2004	London, United Kingdom

Final ranking

1. Mizuki Noguchi, Japan 2:26:20
2. Catherine Ndereba, Kenya 2:26:32
3. Deena Kastor, United States 2:27:20 SB
4. Elfenesh Alemu, Ethiopia 2:28:15
5. Reiko Tosa, Japan 2:28:44
6. Olivera Jevtić, Serbia and Montenegro 2:31:15
7. Naoko Sakamoto, Japan 2:31:43
8. Lyudmila Petrova, Russia 2:31:56
9. Svetlana Zakharova, Russia 2:32:04
10. Bruna Genovese, Italy 2:32:50
11. Alice Chelangat, Kenya 2:33:52
12. Zhang Shujing, China 2:34:34
13. Nuţa Olaru, Romania 2:34:45
14. Zivile Balciunaite, Lithuania 2:35:01
15. Corinne Raux, France 2:35:54
16. Rosaria Console, Italy 2:35:56
17. Małgorzata Sobańska, Poland 2:36:43
18. Luminita Zaituc, Germany 2:36:45
19. Lee Eun-Jung, South Korea 2:37:23
20. Constantina Tomescu, Romania 2:37:31
21. Jong Yong-Ok, North Korea 2:37:52
22. Li Helan, China 2:37:53
23. Chung Yun-Hee, South Korea 2:38:57
24. Stine Larsen, Norway 2:39:55
25. Liz Yelling, Great Britain 2:40:13
26. Maria Abel, Spain 2:40:13
27. Hafida Izem, Morocco 2:40:46
28. Anna Pichrtová, Czech Republic 2:40:58
29. Tracey Morris, Great Britain 2:41:00
30. Kenza Wahbi, Morocco 2:41:36
31. Kerryn McCann, Australia 2:41:41
32. Beatriz Ros, Spain 2:41:51
33. Zhou Chunxiu, China 2:42:54
34. Jennifer Rhines, United States 2:43:52
35. Choi Kyung-Hee, South Korea 2:44:05
36. Sandra Ruales, Ecuador 2:44:28
37. Maria Dolores Pulido, Spain 2:44:33
38. Margarita Tapia, Mexico 2:46:14
39. Colleen De Reuck, United States 2:46:30
40. Albina Ivanova, Russia 2:47:23
41. Grazyna Syrek, Poland 2:47:26
42. Nili Abramski, Israel 2:48:08
43. Clarisse Rasoarizay, Madagascar 2:48:14
44. Jane Salumäe, Estonia 2:48:47
45. Simona Staicu, Hungary 2:48:57
46. Angélica Sánchez, Mexico 2:49:04
47. Helena Sampaio, Portugal 2:49:18
48. Beata Rakonczai, Hungary 2:49:41
49. Annemette Jensen, Denmark 2:50:01
50. Yeoryia Abatzidou, Greece 2:50:01
51. Liza Hunter-Galvan, New Zealand 2:50:23
52. Hafida Gadi, France 2:50:29
53. Gulsara Dadabaeva, Tajikistan 2:50:45
54. Epiphanie Nyirabarame, Rwanda 2:52:50 SB
55. Sandra Torres, Argentina 2:54:48
56. Jo Bun-Hui, North Korea 2:55:54
57. Hsu Yu-Fang, Chinese Taipei 2:55:58
58. Erika Olivera, Chile 2:57:14
59. Mariela González, Cuba 3:02:20
60. Ida Kovacs, Hungary 3:03:21
61. Svetlana Tkach-Shepeleva, Moldova 3:03:29
62. Ana Dias, Portugal 3:08:11
63. Inga Juodeskiene, Lithuania 3:09:18
64. Mamokete Lechela, Lesotho 3:11:56
65. Agueda Amaral, Timor-Leste 3:18:25
66. Luvsanlkhündegiin Otgonbayar, Mongolia 3:48:42

Athletes who did not finish

• Paula Radcliffe, Great Britain DNF
• Margaret Okayo, Kenya DNF
• Ulrike Maisch, Germany DNF
• Monika Drybulska, Poland DNF
• Ham Bong-Sil, North Korea DNF
• Rakiya Maraoui Quetier, France DNF
• Nasria Azaidj, Algeria DNF
• Márcia Narloch, Brazil DNF
• Marlene Fortunato, Brazil DNF
• Asha Gigi, Ethiopia DNF
• Lidia Simon, Romania DNF
• Nadia Ejjafini, Bahrain DNF
• Banuelia Mrashani, Tanzania DNF
• Workenesh Tola, Ethiopia DNF
• Lale Ozturk, Turkey DNF
• Irina Bogachova, Kyrgyzstan DNF

See also

• 2003 Women's World Championships Marathon
• 2005 Women's World Championships Marathon

References

• Official Olympic Report
• 2004 Olympic Results
• sports-reference