The Women's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Sunday August 12, 2001.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Lidia ȘimonRomania (ROM) |
| Silver |  Reiko TosaJapan (JPN) |
| Bronze |  Svetlana ZakharovaRussia (RUS) |
Abbreviations edit
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
2:20:43 | September 26, 1999 |  Berlin, Germany
|
| Event Record |  Rosa Mota (POR) |
2:25:17 | August 29, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
|
| Season Best | Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
2:23:11 | January 28, 2001 | Osaka, Japan
|
Intermediates edit
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 640 | Constantina Diță (ROM) |
17:07 |
| 2 | 352 | Kathrin Weßel (GER) |
17:59 |
| 3 | 483 | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
17:59 |
| 4 | 690 | Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) |
17:59 |
| 5 | 650 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
17:59 |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 640 | Constantina Diță (ROM) |
33:54 |
| 2 | 483 | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
35:14 |
| 3 | 481 | Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
35:14 |
| 4 | 343 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
35:14 |
| 5 | 58 |  Marleen Renders (BEL) |
35:14 |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 640 | Constantina Diță (ROM) |
51:11 |
| 2 | 483 | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
53:03 |
| 3 | 343 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
53:03 |
| 4 | 690 | Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) |
53:03 |
| 5 | 481 | Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
53:03 |
| 20 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 640 | Constantina Diță (ROM) |
1:08:27 |
| 2 | 483 |  Elfenesh Alemu (ETH) |
1:10:22 |
| 3 | 343 | Nuţa Olaru (ROM) |
1:10:22 |
| 4 | 650 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
1:10:22 |
| 5 | 690 | Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) |
1:10:22 |
| HALF MARATHON | |||
| 1 | 640 | Constantina Diță (ROM) |
1:12:17 |
| 2 | 650 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
1:14:08 |
| 3 | 690 | Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) |
1:14:08 |
| 4 | 343 | Nuţa Olaru (ROM) |
1:14:08 |
| 5 | 343 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
1:14:08 |
| 25 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 640 | Constantina Diță (ROM) |
1:25:26 |
| 2 | 343 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
1:27:01 |
| 3 | 650 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
1:27:01 |
| 4 | 483 | Elfenesh Alemu (ETH) |
1:27:01 |
| 5 | 497 | Florence Barsosio (KEN) |
1:27:01 |
| 30 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 640 | Constantina Diță (ROM) |
1:44:28 |
| 2 | 343 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
1:45:08 |
| 3 | 483 | Elfenesh Alemu (ETH) |
1:45:08 |
| 4 | 650 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
1:45:08 |
| 5 | 235 | Shitaye Gemechu (ETH) |
1:45:09 |
| 35 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 483 | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
2:02:06 |
| 2 | 481 | Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
2:02:06 |
| 3 | 650 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
2:02:07 |
| 4 | 717 | Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) |
2:02:07 |
| 5 | 343 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
2:02:17 |
| 40 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 483 | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
2:18:43 |
| 2 | 650 | Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
2:18:49 |
| 3 | 481 | Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
2:19:02 |
| 4 | 717 | Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) |
2:19:02 |
| 5 | 343 | Sonja Krolik (GER) |
2:20:09 |
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lidia Șimon (ROM) |
2:26:01 | |
 |
Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
2:26:06 | |
 |
Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) |
2:26:18 | |
| 4 | Yoko Shibui (JPN)
|
2:26:33 | |
| 5 | Sonja Krolik (GER)
|
2:28:17 | |
| 6 | Florence Barsosio (KEN)
|
2:28:36 | |
| 7 | Shitaye Gemechu (ETH)
|
2:28:40 | PB |
| 8 | Lyubov Morgunova (RUS)
|
2:28:54 | |
| 9 | Kazumi Matsuo (JPN)
|
2:29:57 | |
| 10 | Constantina Diță (ROM)
|
2:30:38 | PB |
| 11 | Irina Timofeyeva (RUS)
|
2:30:48 | |
| 12 | Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova (RUS)
|
2:30:58 | SB |
| 13 | Fatuma Roba (ETH)
|
2:31:10 | |
| 14 | Ornella Ferrara (ITA)
|
2:32:45 | |
| 15 | Nuţa Olaru (ROM)
|
2:33:05 | |
| 16 |  Yun Sun-Sook (KOR)
|
2:33:09 | |
| 17 | Bruna Genovese (ITA)
|
2:33:13 | |
| 18 | Marleen Renders (BEL)
|
2:33:25 | |
| 19 | Meseret Kotu (ETH)
|
2:33:43 | PB |
| 20 | Rosaria Console (ITA)
|
2:34:11 | |
| 21 | Tiziana Alagia (ITA)
|
2:34:45 | |
| 22 | Rie Matsuoka (JPN)
|
2:34:45 | |
| 23 | Melanie Kraus (GER)
|
2:34:51 | |
| 24 |  Marie Söderström-Lundberg (SWE)
|
2:35:00 | |
| 25 |  Maria Abel (ESP)
|
2:35:09 | |
| 26 | Sara Ferrari (ITA)
|
2:36:07 | |
| 27 | María Luisa Larraga (ESP)
|
2:36:20 | |
| 28 | Marta Fernández (ESP)
|
2:37:09 | |
| 29 | Griselda González (ESP)
|
2:37:52 | |
| 30 | Alina Gherasim (ROM)
|
2:38:19 | |
| 31 | Tadelesh Birra (ETH)
|
2:39:10 | |
| 32 |  Jill Gaitenby (USA)
|
2:39:20 | |
| 33 |  Tina Connelly (CAN)
|
2:40:16 | |
| 34 | Sandy Jacobson (CAN)
|
2:40:24 | |
| 35 | Eva Sanz (ESP)
|
2:41:16 | |
| 36 |  Elizabeth Mongudhi (NAM)
|
2:42:23 | |
| 37 | Takami Ominami (JPN)
|
2:42:25 | |
| 38 | Isabelle Ledroit (CAN)
|
2:43:30 | |
| 39 |  Teresa Duffy (IRL)
|
2:43:33 | |
| 40 |  Susan Michelsson (AUS)
|
2:46:14 | |
| 41 | Michelle Simonaitis (USA)
|
2:46:20 | SB |
| 42 |  Rosa Gutierrez (GUA)
|
2:49:08 | |
| 43 | Danuta Bartoszek (CAN)
|
2:50:06 | |
| 44 | Tania Jones (CAN)
|
2:50:46 | |
| 45 | Rachel Cook (USA)
|
2:53:21 | |
| 46 |  Gulsara Dadabayeva (TJK)
|
2:54:12 | |
| 47 |  Alexa Babakhanian (ARM)
|
2:56:57 | |
| 48 |  Magda Castillo (HON)
|
2:57:17 | NR |
| 49 | Margarita Conde (GUA)
|
3:03:03 | PB |
| 50 | Angelina Cornelio (GUA)
|
3:12:21 | |
| 51 | Herlinda Xol (GUA)
|
3:14:29 | |
| 52 |  Lindiwe Maziya (SWZ)
|
3:23:19 | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | Elfenesh Alemu (ETH)
|
DNF | |
| — | Cristiana Pomacu (ROM)
|
DNF | |
| — | Jennifer Tonkin (USA)
|
DNF | |
| — | Kathrin Ullrich (GER)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Zahia Dahmani (FRA)
|
DNF | |
| — |  Irina Matrosova (UZB)
|
DNF | |