Marja Wokke
Photo of Marja Wokke while running
Marja Wokke during the Egmond Half Marathon in 2012
Personal information
Born (1957-03-21) 21 March 1957
Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportRoad running
Event(s)Half marathon, marathon

Marja Wokke (Dutch: [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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Netherlands
1978 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:19:45
1979 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:27:55
1980 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:19:35
City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:13:59
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:40:15
1981 Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:21:21
Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:43:23
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:43:38

References

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