Anni Pede-Erdkamp

Anni Pede-Erdkamp (born January 14, 1940) is a former West German long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on September 16, 1967, with a time of 3:07:27 in Waldniel, West Germany.[1] [nb 1]

Biography

Pede and Monika Boers were asked by Ernst van Aaken, an early proponent of women's running, to participate in a race organized by his running club.[5] According to German sports historian Karl Lennartz, journalists skeptical of 13-year-old Maureen Wilton's recent world best in Toronto, Canada asked van Aaken if women and teenagers were capable of such a performance.[5] Mocked and derided for claiming that faster times were indeed possible, van Aaken chose Pede, a middle-distance runner and mother of two, and Boers, a 19-year-old from the Netherlands, to prove himself correct.[5][nb 2] Although the German Athletic Association (Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband) did not yet officially permit women to run, race officials did allow the two women to start 30 meters behind the men.[5] Pede's mark was good enough for third overall and Boers finished in 3:19:36.3.[5] [nb 3]

Notes
  1. The Association of Road Racing Statisticians notes Pede's official time as 3:07:26.2[2][3][4]
  2. The ARRS notes that Boers was Dutch.[3][6]
  3. The ARRS notes that Boers set the first Dutch mark in the women's marathon.[6]

References
  1. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 653. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. "Marathon List for 1967". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  3. "World Marathon Rankings for 1967". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  4. "World Best Progressions- Road". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  5. Lennartz, Karl (2007), "Violence at the Women's Race" (PDF), Marathon, 3, piridon Verl.GmbH, ISBN 978-3-922011-25-5, retrieved May 22, 2010
  6. "NED Record Progressions- Road". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
Records
Preceded by
Maureen Wilton		 Women's Marathon World Record Holder
September 16, 1967 – February 28, 1970		 Succeeded by
Caroline Walker
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