Marja Wokke Explained

Marja Wokke
Birth Date:21 March 1957
Birth Place:Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands
Country:Netherlands
Sport:Road running
Event:Half marathon, marathon

Marja Wokke (in Dutch; Flemish ˈmɑrjaː ˈʋɔkə/; born 21 March 1957) is a former marathon runner from the Netherlands, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

Wokke won the inaugural Rotterdam Marathon on 23 May 1981, clocking in at 2:43:23. In 1980 she was ranked fifth in the world with her best ever performance (2:32:28), which she ran in Eugene, Oregon.

Wokke won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1980, when the race had women category for the first time.[1] At this occasion she set a new world record time of 1:13:59.

Achievements

Representing the
1978Egmond, Netherlands1stHalf Marathon1:19:45
1979Egmond, Netherlands1stHalf Marathon1:27:55
1980Egmond, Netherlands1stHalf Marathon1:19:35
The Hague, Netherlands1stHalf Marathon1:13:59
Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands1stMarathon2:40:15
1981Egmond, Netherlands1stHalf Marathon1:21:21
Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands1stMarathon2:43:23
Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands1stMarathon2:43:38

Notes and References

  1. https://www.arrs.run/HP_CPCHM.htm City-Pier-City Half Marathon - List of winners

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