1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

The Women's Marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece was held on Saturday August 9, 1997, with the start at 08:05h local time.

Medalists

GoldHiromi Suzuki
Japan (JPN)
SilverManuela Machado
Portugal (POR)
BronzeLidia Simon
Romania (ROM)


Records

Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships
World recordIngrid Kristiansen Norway2:21:06April 21, 1985London, United Kingdom
Championships recordRosa Mota Portugal2:25:17August 29, 1987Rome, Italy
Season bestTegla Loroupe Kenya2:22:07April 20, 1997Rotterdam, Netherlands


Final ranking

Rank Athlete Country Time Note
Hiromi Suzuki Japan (JPN)2:29:48
Manuela Machado Portugal (POR)2:31:12
Lidia Simon Romania (ROM)2:31:55
4Takako Tobise Japan (JPN)2:32:18
5Ornella Ferrara Italy (ITA)2:33:10
6Iris Biba Germany (GER)2:34:06
7Sonja Krolik Germany (GER)2:35:28
8Franziska Rochat-Moser Switzerland (SUI)2:36:16
9Yelena Razdrogina Russia (RUS)2:36:37
10Nobuko Fujimura Japan (JPN)2:36:51
11Anuța Cătună Romania (ROM)2:38:38
12Maria Polizou Greece (GRE)2:39:10
13Franca Fiacconi Italy (ITA)2:39:53
14Christine Mallo France (FRA)2:40:55
15Elfenesh Alemu Ethiopia (ETH)2:41:00
16Grete Kirkeberg Norway (NOR)2:41:05
17Maryse Le Gallo France (FRA)2:41:08
18Aurica Buia Romania (ROM)2:41:45
19Mariko Hara Japan (JPN)2:42:00
20Heather Turland Australia (AUS)2:42:12
21Rocío Ríos Spain (ESP)2:42:18
22Judit Földing-Nagy Hungary (HUN)2:42:21
23Angharad Mair Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:42:31
24Laura Fogli Italy (ITA)2:43:28
25Cheryl Collins United States (USA)2:43:42
26Olga Yudenkova Belarus (BLR)2:43:47
27Anna Villani Italy (ITA)2:43:58
28Sally Goldsmith Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:44:20
29Tomoe Abe Japan (JPN)2:45:19
30Nuţa Olaru Romania (ROM)2:47:12
31Elena Vinitskaya Belarus (BLR)2:47:57
32Manuela Veith Germany (GER)2:48:45
33Asselefech Assefa Ethiopia (ETH)2:48:54
34Evelyne Mura France (FRA)2:48:57
35Danielle Sanderson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:49:03
36Julia Kirtland United States (USA)2:49:43
37Anfisa Kosacheva Russia (RUS)2:50:29
38Grace de Oliveira South Africa (RSA)2:50:36
39Gaëlle Houitte France (FRA)2:50:38
40Jeanne Peterson United States (USA)2:51:59
41Irina Timofeyeva Russia (RUS)2:53:01
42Panayota Nikolakopoulou Greece (GRE)2:54:03
43Lo Man Yi Hong Kong (HKG)2:54:59
44Alemitu Bekele Ethiopia (ETH)2:55:06
45Georgia Ambatzidou Greece (GRE)2:56:58
46Marisol Vargas Mexico (MEX)2:58:22
47Carolyn Hunter-Rowe Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)3:01:01
48May Allison Canada (CAN)3:01:26
49Danuta Bartoszek Canada (CAN)3:01:30
50Rita Toto South Africa (RSA)3:04:05
51Rosa Salinas Mexico (MEX)3:12:55
52Gina Liseth Coello Honduras (HON)3:17:33
53Alexandra De Snoo Aruba (ARU)3:22:08
54Gulsara Dadabayeva Tajikistan (TJK)3:30:45
Gadisay Edato Ethiopia (ETH)DNF
Fatuma Roba Ethiopia (ETH)DNF
Jane Salumäe Estonia (EST)DNF
Alina Tecuta Romania (ROM)DNF
Sonia Maccioni Italy (ITA)DNF
Birgit Jerschabek Germany (GER)DNF
Rosa Oliveira Portugal (POR)DNF
Galina Baruk Belarus (BLR)DNF
Alena Mazouka Belarus (BLR)DNF
Alina Ivanova Russia (RUS)DNF
Nicole Carroll Australia (AUS)DNF
Anita Håkenstad Norway (NOR)DNF
Josette Colomb-Janin France (FRA)DNF
Mary Alico United States (USA)DNF
Patty Valadka United States (USA)DNF
Maria Elena Reyna Mexico (MEX)DNF
Lucia Rendon Mexico (MEX)DNF
Flor Venegas Chile (CHI)DNF
Paraskevi Kastriti Greece (GRE)DNF
Chrisoula Souma Greece (GRE)DNF

See also

References

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