1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
The Women's Marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece, was held on Saturday August 9, 1997, with the start at 08:05h local time.
Medalists
| Gold | Hiromi Suzuki Japan (JPN)
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| Silver | Manuela Machado.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal (POR)
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| Bronze | Lidia Șimon Romania (ROM)
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ingrid Kristiansen |  Norway |
2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 | London, United Kingdom |
| Championships record | Rosa Mota | Portugal |
2:25:17 | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
| Season best | Tegla Loroupe |  Kenya |
2:22:07 | April 20, 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hiromi Suzuki | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan (JPN) |
2:29:48 | |
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Manuela Machado |  Portugal (POR) |
2:31:12 | |
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Lidia Șimon | Romania (ROM) |
2:31:55 | |
| 4 | Takako Tobise | Japan (JPN) |
2:32:18 | |
| 5 | Ornella Ferrara |  Italy (ITA) |
2:33:10 | |
| 6 | Iris Biba |  Germany (GER) |
2:34:06 | |
| 7 | Sonja Krolik | Germany (GER) |
2:35:28 | |
| 8 | Franziska Rochat-Moser |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2:36:16 | |
| 9 | Yelena Razdrogina |  Russia (RUS) |
2:36:37 | |
| 10 | Nobuko Fujimura | Japan (JPN) |
2:36:51 | |
| 11 | Anuța Cătună | Romania (ROM) |
2:38:38 | |
| 12 | Maria Polyzou |  Greece (GRE) |
2:39:10 | |
| 13 | Franca Fiacconi | Italy (ITA) |
2:39:53 | |
| 14 | Christine Mallo |  France (FRA) |
2:40:55 | |
| 15 | Elfenesh Alemu | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia (ETH) |
2:41:00 | |
| 16 | Grete Kirkeberg | Norway (NOR) |
2:41:05 | |
| 17 | Maryse Le Gallo | France (FRA) |
2:41:08 | |
| 18 | Aurica Buia | Romania (ROM) |
2:41:45 | |
| 19 | Mariko Hara | Japan (JPN) |
2:42:00 | |
| 20 | Heather Turland |  Australia (AUS) |
2:42:12 | |
| 21 | Rocío Ríos |  Spain (ESP) |
2:42:18 | |
| 22 | Judit Földing-Nagy |  Hungary (HUN) |
2:42:21 | |
| 23 | Angharad Mair |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
2:42:31 | |
| 24 | Laura Fogli | Italy (ITA) |
2:43:28 | |
| 25 | Cheryl Collins |  United States (USA) |
2:43:42 | |
| 26 | Olga Yudenkova | .svg.png){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) |
2:43:47 | |
| 27 | Anna Villani | Italy (ITA) |
2:43:58 | |
| 28 | Sally Goldsmith | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
2:44:20 | |
| 29 | Tomoe Abe | Japan (JPN) |
2:45:19 | |
| 30 | Nuţa Olaru | Romania (ROM) |
2:47:12 | |
| 31 | Elena Vinitskaya | Belarus (BLR) |
2:47:57 | |
| 32 | Manuela Veith | Germany (GER) |
2:48:45 | |
| 33 | Asselefech Assefa | Ethiopia (ETH) |
2:48:54 | |
| 34 | Evelyne Mura | France (FRA) |
2:48:57 | |
| 35 | Danielle Sanderson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
2:49:03 | |
| 36 | Julia Kirtland | United States (USA) |
2:49:43 | |
| 37 | Anfisa Kosacheva | Russia (RUS) |
2:50:29 | |
| 38 | Grace de Oliveira |  South Africa (RSA) |
2:50:36 | |
| 39 | Gaëlle Houitte | France (FRA) |
2:50:38 | |
| 40 | Jeanne Peterson | United States (USA) |
2:51:59 | |
| 41 | Irina Timofeyeva | Russia (RUS) |
2:53:01 | |
| 42 | Panayota Nikolakopoulou | Greece (GRE) |
2:54:03 | |
| 43 | Lo Man Yi | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong (HKG) |
2:54:59 | |
| 44 | Alemitu Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) |
2:55:06 | |
| 45 | Georgia Ambatzidou | Greece (GRE) |
2:56:58 | |
| 46 | Marisol Vargas |  Mexico (MEX) |
2:58:22 | |
| 47 | Carolyn Hunter-Rowe | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
3:01:01 | |
| 48 | May Allison | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada (CAN) |
3:01:26 | |
| 49 | Danuta Bartoszek | Canada (CAN) |
3:01:30 | |
| 50 | Rita Toto | South Africa (RSA) |
3:04:05 | |
| 51 | Rosa Salinas | Mexico (MEX) |
3:12:55 | |
| 52 | Gina Liseth Coello | .svg.png){kind=small} Honduras (HON) |
3:17:33 | |
| 53 | Alexandra De Snoo |  Aruba (ARU) |
3:22:08 | |
| 54 | Gulsara Dadabayeva |  Tajikistan (TJK) |
3:30:45 | |
| — | Gadisay Edato | Ethiopia (ETH) |
DNF | |
| — | Fatuma Roba | Ethiopia (ETH) |
DNF | |
| — | Jane Salumäe |  Estonia (EST) |
DNF | |
| — | Alina Tecuta | Romania (ROM) |
DNF | |
| — | Sonia Maccioni | Italy (ITA) |
DNF | |
| — | Birgit Jerschabek | Germany (GER) |
DNF | |
| — | Rosa Oliveira | Portugal (POR) |
DNF | |
| — | Galina Baruk | Belarus (BLR) |
DNF | |
| — | Alena Mazouka | Belarus (BLR) |
DNF | |
| — | Alina Ivanova | Russia (RUS) |
DNF | |
| — | Nicole Carroll | Australia (AUS) |
DNF | |
| — | Anita Håkenstad | Norway (NOR) |
DNF | |
| — | Josette Colomb-Janin | France (FRA) |
DNF | |
| — | Mary Alico | United States (USA) |
DNF | |
| — | Patty Valadka | United States (USA) |
DNF | |
| — | Maria Elena Reyna | Mexico (MEX) |
DNF | |
| — | Lucia Rendon | Mexico (MEX) |
DNF | |
| — | Flor Venegas |  Chile (CHI) |
DNF | |
| — | Paraskevi Kastriti | Greece (GRE) |
DNF | |
| — | Chrisoula Souma | Greece (GRE) |
DNF |
See also
References
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