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Marja Wokke (born 21 March 1957 in
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Marja Wokke (born 21 March 1957 in Bergen, North Holland
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) is a former marathon runner
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from the Netherlands
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, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Biography
Wokke won the inauguralRotterdam Marathon
The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes ...
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
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in the Hague
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in 1980, when the race had women category for the first time./ref> At this occasion she set a new
world record
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time of 1:13:59.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wokke, Marja 1957 births Living people Dutch female long-distance runners Dutch female marathon runners People from Bergen, North Holland Sportspeople from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women