Marja Wokke
Marja Wokke (born 21 March 1957 in Bergen, North Holland) is a former marathon runner from the Netherlands, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.

Marja Wokke at the 2012 Egmond Half Marathon, 34 years after she won this event for the first time.
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 |
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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 |
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