Marja Wokke (; born 21 March 1957) is a Dutch former

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runner, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

1980

In 1980, Wokke won the City-Pier-City Loop

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, when the race had a women category for the first time. At this occasion she set a new

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time of 1:13:59. That year, she also finished as first woman and 53th runner overall in the

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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

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1981

In 1981, Wokke finished as first woman again and 28th overall in the Amsterdam Marathon in 2:43:38.Hans van Alphen,
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'', 11 May 1981. Retrieved 11 January 2025. She went on to win the inaugural

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on 23 May 1981, clocking in at 2:43:23.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wokke, Marja 1957 births 20th-century Dutch sportswomen 21st-century Dutch women Athletes from North Holland Dutch female long-distance runners Dutch female marathon runners Living people People from Bergen, North Holland