Marja Wokke


Marja Wokke is a former marathon runner from the Netherlands, most active in the 1970s.

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, 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. At this occasion she set a new world record time of 1:13:59.

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