Marja Wokke
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands | 21 March 1957
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Road running |
Event(s) | Half marathon, marathon |
Marja Wokke (Dutch: [ˈmɑrjaː ˈʋɔkə]; born 21 March 1957) is a former marathon runner from the Netherlands, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.
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 |
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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 |