Marja Wokke

Marja Wokke during the Egmond Half Marathon in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1957-03-21) 21 March 1957 (age 67) Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Road 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

External links

• Marja Wokke at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Patti Catalano	Women's Half marathon World record holder 29 March 1980 – 18 January 1981	Succeeded by Joan Benoit
Sporting positions
Preceded by Corrie Konings	Egmond Women's Half Marathon Winner 1978 – 1981	Succeeded by Ingrid Kristiansen