1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

The women's marathon was one of the road events at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan. It took place on 25 August 1991; the course started and finished at the National Stadium. The race was won by Poland's Wanda Panfil in 2:29:53, ahead of Sachiko Yamashita of Japan in second and Germany's Katrin Dörre in third.

Women's marathon
at the 1991 World Championships
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
Date25 August 1991
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning time2:29:53
Medalists
gold medal Wanda Panfil   Poland
silver medal Sachiko Yamashita   Japan
bronze medal Katrin Dörre   Germany
Events at the
1991 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Final ranking
Results[1]
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wanda Panfil Poland (POL) 2:29:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sachiko Yamashita Japan (JPN) 2:29:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Katrin Dörre Germany (GER) 2:30:10
4 Yuko Arimori Japan (JPN) 2:31:08
5 Maria Rebelo France (FRA) 2:32:05
6 Kamila Gradus Poland (POL) 2:32:09
7 Manuela Machado Portugal (POR) 2:32:33
8 Ramilya Burangulova Soviet Union (URS) 2:33:00
9 Iris Biba Germany (GER) 2:33:48
10 Sally Ellis Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:35:09
11 Sally Eastall Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:36:16
12 Kumi Araki Japan (JPN) 2:38:27
13 Joy Smith United States (USA) 2:39:16
14 María Trujillo United States (USA) 2:39:28
15 Fabiola Rueda Colombia (COL) 2:41:51
16 Sissel Grottenberg Norway (NOR) 2:43:11
17 Franziska Moser Switzerland (SUI) 2:44:07
18 Pascaline Wangui Kenya (KEN) 2:45:22
19 Ena Guevara Peru (PER) 2:48:53
20 Françoise Bonnet France (FRA) 2:48:57
21 Cornelia Melis Aruba (ARU) 2:58:18
22 Yi-Lo Man Hong Kong (HKG) 2:59:39
23 Gina Coello Honduras (HON) 2:59:54NR
24 Graciela Caizabanda Ecuador (ECU) 3:00:03
– Chen Qingmei China (CHN) DNF
Aurora Cunha Portugal (POR)
Joke Kleijweg Netherlands (NED)
Veronique Marot Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Ludmila Melicherová Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Rosa Mota Portugal (POR)
Márcia Narloch Brazil (BRA)
Dorthe Rasmussen Denmark (DEN)
Anna Villani Italy (ITA)
Tatyana Zuyeva Soviet Union (URS)
Laura Fogli Italy (ITA)
Valentina Yegorova Soviet Union (URS)
Gordon Bloch United States (USA)
Isabel Canto Guatemala (GUA)
Sandra Natal Dominican Republic (DOM)

See also

References
  1. "Marathon women: 3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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