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Dutch distance runner
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Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands
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67 years
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Marja Wokke (born 21 March 1957 in Bergen, North Holland) is a former marathon runner from the Netherlands, most active in the 1970s.
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. 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 | |
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