Marja Wokke

Marja Wokke 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 List of [world records in athletics|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, 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.