Del's Athletics Almanac Olympics Commonweath European World Championship Results [Event Information]

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Introduced into the Olympics in 1984 The World Championships in 1983, The European Championships 1982, and The Commonwealth Games in 1986. The record times for the championships are listed below along with the World record progression. There were no official IAAF records of the Marathon, as the IAAF did not recognise running records not made on a track until 01.01.2003 when they accepted them as a WBT and then on the 01.01.2004 as official world records.
Championship Records
Olympics	Naoko Takahashi	2.23.14	24-9-2000	Sydney
World	Catherine Ndereba	2.23.55	31-8-2003	Paris
European	Maria Guida	2.26.05	10-8-2002	Munich
Commonwealth	Lisa Martin	2.25.28	31-1-1990	Auckland

World Record Progression

Paula Radcliffe	2.15.25	13-04-2003	London	This became the first ratified world record by the IAAF for the women\'s marathon
Paula Radcliffe	2.17.18	13-10-2002	Chicago
Catherine Ndereba	2.18.47	07-10-2001	Chicago
Naoko Takahashi	2.19.46	30-09-2001	Berlin
Tegla Loroupe	2.20.43	26-09-1999	Berlin
Tegla Loroupe	2.20.47	19-04-1998	Rotterdam
Ingrid Kristiansen	2.21.06	21-10-1985	London
Joan Benoit	2.22.43	18-04-1983	Boston
Grete Waitz (Andersen)	2.25.28	17-04-1983	London
Grete Waitz (Andersen)	2.25.41	26-10-1980	New York
Grete Waitz (Andersen)	2.27.32	21-10-1979	New York
Grete Waitz (Andersen)	2.32.29	22-10-1978	New York
Christa Vahlensieck	2.34.47.5	10-09-1977	Berlin
Chantal Langlance	2.35.15.4	01-05-1977	Oyarzun
Jacqueline Hansen	2.38.19	12-10-1975	Eugene
Christa Vahlensieck	2.40.15.8	03-05-1975	Dulmen
Liane Winter	2.42.24	21-04-1975	Boston
Jacqueline Hansen	2.43.54.5	01-12-1974	Culver City
Chantal Langlance	2.46.24	27-10-1974	Neur Brisach
Michiko Gorman	2.46.36	02-12-1973	Culver City
Cheryl Bridges	2.49.40	05-12-1971	Culver City
Elizabeth Bonner	2.55.22	19-09-1971	New York
Elizabeth Bonner	3.01.42	09-05-1971	Philadelphia
Caroline Walker	3.02.35	28-02-1970	Seaside
Anni Pede-Erdkamp	3.07.26.2	16-09-1967	Waldniel
Maureen Wilton	3.15.22	06-05-1967	Toronto
Mildred Sampson	3.19.33	16-08-1964	Auckland
Dale Greig	3.27.45	23-05-1964	Ryde
Merry Lepper	3.37.07	16-12-1963	Culver City
Violet Piercy	3.40.22	03-10-1926	Chiswich