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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

The women's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held on Sunday July 28, 1996, beginning at 07:05h local time. Sixty-five athletes finished the race while twenty-one dropped out mid-competition. A total of 86 competitors from 51 countries took part.[1] There were also two competitors, Valentina Enachi of Moldova and Virginie Gloum of the Central African Republic, whose results were deemed unofficial due to procedural errors by their federations in submitting their entries in the event.[1]

Women's marathon
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta
DatesJuly 28
Competitors86 from 51 nations
Winning time2:26:05
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fatuma Roba  Ethiopia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valentina Yegorova  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuko Arimori  Japan
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Medalists edit

Gold Fatuma Roba
  Ethiopia
Silver Valentina Yegorova
  Russia
Bronze Yuko Arimori
  Japan

Abbreviations edit

  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records edit

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record   Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:21:06 April 21, 1985   London, United Kingdom
Olympic Record   Joan Benoit (USA) 2:24:52 August 5, 1984   Los Angeles, United States
Season Best   Katrin Dörre (GER) 2:26:04 January 28, 1996   Osaka, Japan

Final ranking edit

Place Athlete Time Notes
    Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:26:05
    Valentina Yegorova (RUS) 2:28:05
    Yuko Arimori (JPN) 2:28:39
4   Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) 2:28:45
5   Rocío Ríos (ESP) 2:30:50
6   Lidia Șimon (ROU) 2:31:04
7   Manuela Machado (POR) 2:31:11
8   Sonja Krolik (GER) 2:31:16
9   Ren Xiujuan (CHN) 2:31:21
10   Anne Marie Lauck (USA) 2:31:30
11   Małgorzata Sobańska (POL) 2:31:52
12   Izumi Maki (JPN) 2:32:35
13   Ornella Ferrara (ITA) 2:33:09
14   Mónica Pont (ESP) 2:33:27
15   Angelina Kanana (KEN) 2:34:19
16   Liz McColgan (GBR) 2:34:30
17   Junko Asari (JPN) 2:34:31
18   Franziska Rochat-Moser (SUI) 2:34:48
19   Griselda González (ARG) 2:35:12
20   Jong Song-ok (PRK) 2:35:31
21   Irina Bogachova (KGZ) 2:35:44
22   Iglandini González (COL) 2:35:45
23   Serap Aktaş (TUR) 2:36:14
24   Alena Mazouka (BLR) 2:36:22
25   Marleen Renders (BEL) 2:36:27
26   Kim Chang-ok (PRK) 2:36:31
27   Albertina Dias (POR) 2:36:39
28   Kerryn McCann (AUS) 2:36:41
29   Aniela Nikiel (POL) 2:36:44
30   Oh Mi-ja (KOR) 2:36:54
31   Linda Somers (USA) 2:36:58
32   Danuta Bartoszek (CAN) 2:37:06
33   María del Carmen Díaz (MEX) 2:37:14
34   Nelly Glauser (SUI) 2:37:19
35   Ramilya Burangulova (RUS) 2:38:04
36   Judit Nagy (HUN) 2:38:43
37   Érika Olivera (CHI) 2:39:06
38   Yvonne Danson (SIN) 2:39:18
39   Márcia Narloch (BRA) 2:39:33
40   Stefanija Statkuvienė (LTU) 2:39:51
41   Anne van Schuppen (NED) 2:40:46
42   Maria Polyzou (GRE) 2:41:33
43   Guadaloupe Loma (MEX) 2:41:56
44   Anuța Cătună (ROU) 2:42:01
45   Karen MacLeod (GBR) 2:42:08
46   Lorraine Moller (NZL) 2:42:21
47   Albertina Machado (POR) 2:43:44
48   Anita Håkenstad (NOR) 2:43:58
49   Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) 2:44:12
50   Natalya Galushko (BLR) 2:44:21
51   Adriana Fernández (MEX) 2:44:23
52   May Allison (CAN) 2:44:38
53   Helena Javornik (SLO) 2:46:58
54   Marilú Salazar (PER) 2:48:58
55   Suzana Ćirić (YUG) 2:49:30
56   Nadia Prasad (FRA) 2:50:05
57   Suzanne Malaxos (AUS) 2:50:46
58   Suzanne Rigg (GBR) 2:52:09
59   Elizabeth Mongudhi (NAM) 2:56:19
60   Solange de Souza (BRA) 2:56:23
61   Gulsara Dadabayeva (TJK) 3:09:08
62   Bimala Ranamagar (NEP) 3:16:19
63   Erkhemsaikhany Davaajargal (MGL) 3:19:06
64   Sirivanh Khetavong (LAO) 3:25:16
65   Marie Benito (GUM) 3:27:28
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
—   Madina Biktagirova (BLR) DNF
—   Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) DNF
—   Salina Chirchir (KEN) DNF
—   Maria Curatolo (ITA) DNF
—   Carmem de Oliveira (BRA) DNF
—   Carol Galea (MLT) DNF
—   Kamila Gradus (POL) DNF
—   Gang Sun-deok (KOR) DNF
—   Gitte Karlshøj (DEN) DNF
—   Lyubov Klochko (UKR) DNF
—   Lee Mi-gyeong (KOR) DNF
—   Kirsi Rauta (FIN) DNF
—   Elana Meyer (RSA) DNF
—   Lisa Ondieki (AUS) DNF
—   Uta Pippig (GER) DNF
—   Cristina Pomacu (ROU) DNF
—   Jane Salumäe (EST) DNF
—   Jenny Spangler (USA) DNF
—   Martha Tenorio (ECU) DNF
—   Maura Viceconte (ITA) DNF
—   Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS) DNF

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links edit

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