1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon explained

Event:Women's marathon
Competition:1991 World Championships
Venue:National Stadium, Tokyo
Date:25 August 1991
Competitors:39
Nations:25
Win Value:2:29:53
Gold:Wanda Panfil
Goldnoc:POL
Silver:Sachiko Yamashita
Silvernoc:JPN
Bronze:Katrin Dörre
Bronzenoc:GER
Previous:1987
Next:1993

The women's marathon was one of the road events at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan. It took place on 25 August 1991; the course started and finished at the National Stadium. The race was won by Poland's Wanda Panfil in 2:29:53, ahead of Sachiko Yamashita of Japan in second and Germany's Katrin Dörre in third.

Final ranking

Results[1]
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
2:29:53
2:29:57
2:30:10
42:31:08
52:32:05
62:32:09
72:32:33
82:33:00
92:33:48
102:35:09
112:36:16
122:38:27
132:39:16
142:39:28
152:41:51
162:43:11
172:44:07
182:45:22
192:48:53
202:48:57
212:58:18
222:59:39
232:59:54
243:00:03

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marathon women: 3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics . . 12 September 2021.