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The Women's Marathon at the——1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece, "was held on Saturday August 9," 1997, with the start at 08:05h local time.
Medalists※
Gold | Hiromi Suzuki![]() |
Silver | Manuela Machado![]() |
Bronze | Lidia Șimon![]() |
Records※
Standing records prior——to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | |||||
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World record | Ingrid Kristiansen | ![]() |
2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 | London, United Kingdom |
Championships record | Rosa Mota | ![]() |
2:25:17 | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
Season best | Tegla Loroupe | ![]() |
2:22:07 | April 20, 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |