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Athletics — Marathon, Women

Times held 11
Total participants 699
Total countries 120

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1984 Marathon, Women Olympic 50 28
1988 Marathon, Women Olympic 70 39
1992 Marathon, Women Olympic 47 31
1996 Marathon, Women Olympic 88 53
2000 Marathon, Women Olympic 53 36
2004 Marathon, Women Olympic 82 47
2008 Marathon, Women Olympic 81 45
2012 Marathon, Women Olympic 118 67
2016 Marathon, Women Olympic 156 80
2020 Marathon, Women Olympic 88 44
2024 Marathon, Women Olympic 91 47

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984 Joan BenoitUSA Grete WaitzNOR Rosa MotaPOR
1988 Rosa MotaPOR Lisa MartinAUS Katrin DörreGDR
1992 Valentina YegorovaEUN Yuko ArimoriJPN Lorraine MollerNZL
1996 Fatuma RobaETH Valentina YegorovaRUS Yuko ArimoriJPN
2000 Naoko TakahashiJPN Lidia ȘimonROU Joyce ChepchumbaKEN
2004 Mizuki NoguchiJPN Catherine NderebaKEN Deena KastorUSA
2008 Constantina TomescuROU Catherine NderebaKEN Zhou ChunxiuCHN
2012 Tiki GelanaETH Priscah JeptooKEN Tatyana Petrova-ArkhipovaRUS
2016 Jemima SumgongKEN Eunice KirwaBRN Mare DibabaETH
2020 Peres JepchirchirKEN Brigid KosgeiKEN Molly SeidelUSA
2024 Sifan HassanNED Tigst AssefaETH Hellen ObiriKEN

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Kenya KEN 2 4 2 8
Ethiopia ETH 2 1 1 4
Japan JPN 2 1 1 4
Romania ROU 1 1 0 2
United States USA 1 0 2 3
Portugal POR 1 0 1 2
Netherlands NED 1 0 0 1
Unified Team EUN 1 0 0 1
Russian Federation RUS 0 1 1 2
Australia AUS 0 1 0 1
Bahrain BRN 0 1 0 1
Norway NOR 0 1 0 1
East Germany GDR 0 0 1 1
New Zealand NZL 0 0 1 1
People's Republic of China CHN 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Valentina Yegorova RUS
EUN		 1 1 0 2
Rosa Mota POR 1 0 1 2
Fatuma Roba ETH 1 0 0 1
Joan Benoit USA 1 0 0 1
Naoko Takahashi JPN 1 0 0 1
Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1 0 0 1
Constantina Diță-Tomescu ROU 1 0 0 1
Tiki Gelana ETH 1 0 0 1
Jemima Sumgong KEN 1 0 0 1
Sifan Hassan NED 1 0 0 1
Peres Jepchirchir KEN 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 2008 Summer Olympics Souad Aït Salem 9 See all
Argentina ARG 1996 Summer Olympics Griselda González 19 See all
Aruba ARU 1988 Summer Olympics Lia Melis 56 See all
Australia AUS 1988 Summer Olympics Lisa Martin 2 Silver See all
Austria AUT 2012 Summer Olympics Andrea Mayr 53 See all
Bahrain BRN 2016 Summer Olympics Eunice Kirwa 2 Silver See all
Belarus BLR 2016 Summer Olympics Volha Mazuronak 5 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Volha Mazuronak 5
Belgium BEL 2024 Summer Olympics Hanne Verbruggen 18 See all
Bhutan BHU 2024 Summer Olympics Kinzang Lhamo 79 See all
Bolivia BOL 1984 Summer Olympics Nelly Chávez 42 See all
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 2008 Summer Olympics Lucia Kimani 42 See all
Brazil BRA 1992 Summer Olympics Márcia Narloch 17 See all
Bulgaria BUL 2016 Summer Olympics Militsa Mircheva 108 See all
Burundi BDI 2012 Summer Olympics Diane Nukuri 30 See all
Cambodia CAM 2016 Summer Olympics Nary Ly 133 See all
Canada CAN 1984 Summer Olympics Silvia Ruegger 8 See all
Cayman Islands CAY 1988 Summer Olympics Michele Bush 52 See all
Central African Republic CAF 1996 Summer Olympics Virginie Gloum DQ See all
Chile CHI 2000 Summer Olympics Érika Olivera 27 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 2004 Summer Olympics Hsu Yu-Fang 57 See all
Colombia COL 1996 Summer Olympics Iglandini González 22 See all
Costa Rica CRC 1992 Summer Olympics Vilma Peña 33 See all
Croatia CRO 2020 Summer Olympics Matea Parlov Koštro 21 See all
Cuba CUB 2004 Summer Olympics Mariela González 59 See all
Cyprus CYP 1988 Summer Olympics Katerina Pratsi DNS See all
Czechia CZE 2024 Summer Olympics Tereza Hrochová 25 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1992 Summer Olympics Alena Peterková 24 See all
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1992 Summer Olympics Mun Gyong-Ae 6 See all
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 1992 Summer Olympics Christine Bakombo 37 See all
Denmark DEN 1984 Summer Olympics Dorthe Rasmussen 13 See all
East Germany GDR 1988 Summer Olympics Katrin Dörre 3 Bronze See all
Ecuador ECU 2000 Summer Olympics Martha Tenorio 25 See all
El Salvador ESA 1988 Summer Olympics Kriscia García 58 See all
Eritrea ERI 2020 Summer Olympics Nazret Weldu 43 See all
Estonia EST 2004 Summer Olympics Jane Salumäe 44 See all
Ethiopia ETH 1996 Summer Olympics Fatuma Roba 1 Gold See all
2012 Summer Olympics Tiki Gelana 1 Gold
Finland FIN 1984 Summer Olympics Tuija Toivonen 10 See all
France FRA 1988 Summer Olympics Françoise Bonnet 14 See all
Germany GER 1996 Summer Olympics Katrin Dörre-Heinig 4 See all
Great Britain GBR 1984 Summer Olympics Priscilla Welch 6 See all
2008 Summer Olympics Mara Yamauchi 6
Greece GRE 1996 Summer Olympics Maria Polyzou 42 See all
Grenada GRN 1988 Summer Olympics Arlene Vincent Mark 62 See all
Guam GUM 1992 Summer Olympics Jen Allred 36 See all
Guatemala GUA 1988 Summer Olympics María Menéndez 53 See all
Honduras HON 2000 Summer Olympics Gina Coello 42 See all
Hong Kong, China HKG 1984 Summer Olympics Winnie Ng 31 See all
Hungary HUN 1992 Summer Olympics Karolina Szabó 11 See all
Iceland ISL 2000 Summer Olympics Martha Ernstdóttir DNF See all
Independent Olympic Athletes IOA 2000 Summer Olympics Aguida Fatima Amaral 43 See all
India IND 2016 Summer Olympics O. P. Jaisha 89 See all
Indonesia INA 2012 Summer Olympics Triyaningsih 81 See all
Ireland IRL 2016 Summer Olympics Fionnuala McCormack 20 See all
Israel ISR 2024 Summer Olympics Lonah Salpeter 8 See all
Italy ITA 1988 Summer Olympics Laura Fogli 6 See all
Japan JPN 2000 Summer Olympics Naoko Takahashi 1 Gold See all
2004 Summer Olympics Mizuki Noguchi 1 Gold
Kazakhstan KAZ 2024 Summer Olympics Zhanna Mamazhanova 32 See all
Kenya KEN 2016 Summer Olympics Jemima Sumgong 1 Gold See all
2020 Summer Olympics Peres Jepchirchir 1 Gold
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA 2016 Summer Olympics Sarah Attar 132 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2024 Summer Olympics Sardana Trofimova 13 See all
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO 2000 Summer Olympics Sirivanh Ketavong 45 See all
Latvia LAT 2016 Summer Olympics Jeļena Prokopčuka 12 See all
Lebanon LBN 2016 Summer Olympics Chirine Njeim 109 See all
Lesotho LES 2020 Summer Olympics Neheng Khatala 20 See all
Lithuania LTU 2008 Summer Olympics Živilė Balčiünaité 11 See all
Luxembourg LUX 1988 Summer Olympics Danièle Kaber 7 See all
Madagascar MAD 2004 Summer Olympics Clarisse Rasoarizay 43 See all
Malawi MAW 2016 Summer Olympics Tereza Master 98 See all
Malta MLT 1996 Summer Olympics Carol Galea DNF See all
Mauritius MRI 1988 Summer Olympics Maryse Justin 51 See all
Mexico MEX 2000 Summer Olympics Adriana Fernández 16 See all
Mongolia MGL 2020 Summer Olympics Bayartsogtyn Mönkhzayaa 45 See all
Montenegro MNE 2012 Summer Olympics Slađana Perunović 74 See all
Morocco MAR 2024 Summer Olympics Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi 10 See all
Myanmar MYA 2012 Summer Olympics San Ni Lar 101 See all
Namibia NAM 2012 Summer Olympics Helalia Johannes 11 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Helalia Johannes 11
Nepal NEP 1988 Summer Olympics Raj Kumari Pandey 60 See all
Netherlands NED 2024 Summer Olympics Sifan Hassan 1 Gold See all
New Zealand NZL 1992 Summer Olympics Lorraine Moller 3 Bronze See all
Nigeria NGR 1984 Summer Olympics Ifeoma Mbanugo DNF See all
Norway NOR 1984 Summer Olympics Grete Waitz 2 Silver See all
Palestine PLE 2016 Summer Olympics Mayada Al-Sayed 67 See all
Paraguay PAR 2016 Summer Olympics Carmen Martínez 115 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2008 Summer Olympics Zhou Chunxiu 3 Bronze See all
Peru PER 2016 Summer Olympics Gladys Tejeda 15 See all
Philippines PHI 2016 Summer Olympics Mary Tabal 124 See all
Poland POL 1996 Summer Olympics Małgorzata Sobańska 11 See all
Portugal POR 1988 Summer Olympics Rosa Mota 1 Gold See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1984 Summer Olympics Naydí Nazario 33 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1988 Summer Olympics Lee Mi-Ok 15 See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 2016 Summer Olympics Lilia Fisikovici 27 See all
Romania ROU 2008 Summer Olympics Constantina Tomescu 1 Gold See all
Russian Federation RUS 1996 Summer Olympics Valentina Yegorova 2 Silver See all
Rwanda RWA 1988 Summer Olympics Marcianne Mukamurenzi 38 See all
Serbia SRB 2012 Summer Olympics Ana Subotić 68 See all
Serbia and Montenegro SCG 2004 Summer Olympics Olivera Jevtić 6 See all
Singapore SGP 1996 Summer Olympics Yvonne Danson 38 See all
Slovakia SVK 2008 Summer Olympics Zuzana Tomas 67 See all
Slovenia SLO 1996 Summer Olympics Helena Javornik 53 See all
Solomon Islands SOL 2020 Summer Olympics Sharon Firisua 72 See all
South Africa RSA 1992 Summer Olympics Colleen de Reuck 9 See all
Soviet Union URS 1988 Summer Olympics Tatyana Polovinskaya 4 See all
Spain ESP 1996 Summer Olympics Rocío Ríos 5 See all
Sri Lanka SRI 2016 Summer Olympics Niluka Geethani Rajasekara 129 See all
Sweden SWE 2012 Summer Olympics Isabellah Andersson 17 See all
Switzerland SUI 2020 Summer Olympics Fabienne Schlumpf 12 See all
Tajikistan TJK 2000 Summer Olympics Gulsara Dodoboeva 41 See all
Thailand THA 2016 Summer Olympics Jane Vongvorachoti 91 See all
Timor-Leste TLS 2004 Summer Olympics Aguida Fatima Amaral 65 See all
Tunisia TUN 2012 Summer Olympics Amira Ben Amor 77 See all
Türkiye TUR 1996 Summer Olympics Serap Aktaş 23 See all
Uganda UGA 2024 Summer Olympics Stella Chesang 7 See all
Ukraine UKR 2008 Summer Olympics Tetiana Filoniuk 31 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Valentina Yegorova 1 Gold See all
United Republic of Tanzania TAN 2020 Summer Olympics Failuna Matanga 24 See all
United States USA 1984 Summer Olympics Joan Benoit 1 Gold See all
United States Virgin Islands ISV 1992 Summer Olympics Ana Gutiérrez 35 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2016 Summer Olympics Sitora Khamidova 54 See all
Venezuela VEN 2012 Summer Olympics Yolymar Pineda 90 See all
Vietnam VIE 1992 Summer Olympics Đặng Thị Tèo DNF See all
West Germany FRG 1984 Summer Olympics Charlotte Teske 16 See all
Zimbabwe ZIM 2008 Summer Olympics Tabitha Tsatsa 49 See all