The Women's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 took place on August 22, 2004 in the streets of Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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. World record holder Paula Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe

Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...

 of Great Britain

Great Britain

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 started as favourite for the race, and led from the start. However, she was overtaken by Mizuki Noguchi

Mizuki Noguchi

is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance and set two world records in 2005....

, from Japan

Japan

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 and Catherine Ndereba

Catherine Ndereba

Wincatherine Nyambura Ndereba is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon...

 of Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. After dropping to fourth place, she retired citing pre-race nutrition problems and illness for her disappointing performance. Deena Kastor

Deena Kastor

Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long-distance runner. She holds American records in the marathon, half-marathon, and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece...

 of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 ran a conservative race to come through for a bronze.

Medalists

Abbreviations

• 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

Standing records prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Record		2:15:25	April 13, 2003	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Olympic Record		2:23:14	September 24, 2000	Sydney, Australia
Season Best		2:22:35	April 18, 2004	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

Final ranking

1. Mizuki Noguchi
   Mizuki Noguchi
   is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance and set two world records in 2005....
   
   , Japan
   Japan
   Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
   
    2:26:20
2. Catherine Ndereba
   Catherine Ndereba
   Wincatherine Nyambura Ndereba is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon...
   
   , Kenya
   Kenya
   Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
   
    2:26:32
3. Deena Kastor
   Deena Kastor
   Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long-distance runner. She holds American records in the marathon, half-marathon, and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece...
   
   , United States
   United States
   The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
   
    2:27:20 SB
4. Elfenesh Alemu
   Elfenesh Alemu
   Elfenesh Alemu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race. She represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004...
   
   , Ethiopia
   Ethiopia
   Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
   
    2:28:15
5. Reiko Tosa
   Reiko Tosa
   is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 15:37.08 min *10,000 metres - 32:07.66 min...
   
   , Japan
   Japan
   Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
   
    2:28:44
6. Olivera Jevtić
   Olivera Jevtic
   Olivera Jevtić is a Serbian long-distance runner. She is based in her native city of Užice, Serbia. Jevtić's coach is Slavko Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost"...
   
   , Serbia and Montenegro
   Serbia and Montenegro
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    2:31:15
7. Naoko Sakamoto, Japan
   Japan
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    2:31:43
8. Lyudmila Petrova
   Lyudmila Petrova
   Lyudmila Nikolayevna Petrova is a Russian long-distance runner, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. She won the 2000 edition of the New York City Marathon....
   
   , Russia
   Russia
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    2:31:56
9. Svetlana Zakharova
   Svetlana Zakharova (athlete)
   Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova , is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon , the Chicago Marathon and the Boston Marathon...
   
   , Russia
   Russia
   Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
   
    2:32:04
10. Bruna Genovese
    Bruna Genovese
    Bruna Genovese is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.-Achievements:Genovese won the Italian under 21 half-marathon championship in 1998...
    
    , Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
    
     2:32:50
11. Alice Chelangat
    Alice Chelangat
    Alice Kimetto Chelangat is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. She represented her country in the event at the 2004 Olympic Games...
    
    , Kenya
    Kenya
    Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
    
     2:33:52
12. Zhang Shujing
    Zhang Shujing
    Zhang Shujing is a Chinese long-distance runner.She finished 12th in the marathon at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2003 World Championships...
    
    , China
    People's Republic of China
    China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
    
     2:34:34
13. Nuţa Olaru
    Nuţa Olaru
    Nuța Olaru is a retired female long-distance runner from Romania, who specialized in the marathon race during her career. She set her personal best in the women's marathon in Chicago, IL on October 10, 2004....
    
    , Romania
    Romania
    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
    
     2:34:45
14. Zivile Balciunaite
    Živile Balciunaite
    Živilė Balčiūnaitė is a Lithuanian long-distance runner. Balčiūnaitė won the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championship in Barcelona and finished 4th at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...
    
    , Lithuania
    Lithuania
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     2:35:01
15. Corinne Raux, France
    France
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     2:35:54
16. Rosaria Console
    Rosaria Console
    Rosaria Console is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon and marathon.She suffered a tibia problem in early 2011 but still managed to take fifth place at the Rome City Marathon in March....
    
    , Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
    
     2:35:56
17. Małgorzata Sobańska, Poland
    Poland
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     2:36:43
18. Luminita Zaituc
    Luminita Zaituc
    Luminita Zaituc-Zelaskowski is a retired German long-distance runner of Romanian descent...
    
    , Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
    
     2:36:45
19. Lee Eun-Jung
    Lee Eun-Jung
    Lee Eun-Jung is a female long-distance runner from South Korea, who is best known for winning the half marathon at the 2005 Summer Universiade...
    
    , South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
    
     2:37:23
20. Constantina Tomescu
    Constantina Tomescu
    Constantina Diţă , is a Romanian long-distance runner, who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon....
    
    , Romania
    Romania
    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
    
     2:37:31
21. Jong Yong-Ok
    Jong Yong-Ok
    Jong Yong-Ok is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.She finished 20th at the 2000 Olympic Games, 21st at the 2004 Olympic Games, 14th at the 2005 World Championships and 36th at the 2008 Olympic Games...
    
    , North Korea
    North Korea
    The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
    
     2:37:52
22. Li Helan, China
    People's Republic of China
    China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
    
     2:37:53
23. Chung Yun-Hee
    Chung Yun-Hee
    Chung Yun-Hee is a South Korean long-distance runner and marathon race specialist.She began competing in the longer road running events at a comparatively young age and was third in the Seoul Half Marathon in 2001 – her time of 1:17:51 was among the fastest by a junior that year...
    
    , South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
    
     2:38:57
24. Stine Larsen
    Stine Larsen
    Stine Larsen is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.In her younger days she won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the inaugural European Under 23 Championships in 1997, finishing behind Olivera Jevtic and Annemari Sandell. She finished twelfth at the 2000...
    
    , Norway
    Norway
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     2:39:55
25. Liz Yelling
    Liz Yelling
    Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset...
    
    , Great Britain
    United Kingdom
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     2:40:13
26. Maria Abel, Spain
    Spain
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     2:40:13
27. Hafida Izem
    Hafida Izem
    Hafida Izem is a Moroccan marathon runner. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Based in Italy, she mainly competes in road races in the country, having won marathons in Bari, Treviso and Naples....
    
    , Morocco
    Morocco
    Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
    
     2:40:46
28. Anna Pichrtová
    Anna Pichrtova
    Anna Pichrtová is a professional long distance runner. In 2004 she finished 28th in the Women's marathon at the Athens Olympics, and the following year placed 27th at the World Championships in Helsinki, as well as winning the inaugural edition of the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in...
    
    , Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
    
     2:40:58
29. Tracey Morris, Great Britain
    United Kingdom
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     2:41:00
30. Kenza Wahbi
    Kenza Wahbi
    Kenza Wahbi is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.She was born in El Kelaa des Sraghna. She competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2003 World Half Marathon Championships, the 2004 World Cross Country Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2004 World...
    
    , Morocco
    Morocco
    Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
    
     2:41:36
31. Kerryn McCann
    Kerryn McCann
    Kerryn McCann was an Australian athlete. She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.-Personal life:McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South Wales, in 1967....
    
    , Australia
    Australia
    Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
    
     2:41:41
32. Beatriz Ros, Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
     2:41:51
33. Zhou Chunxiu
    Zhou Chunxiu
    Zhou Chunxiu is a Chinese marathon runner.She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 33rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...
    
    , China
    People's Republic of China
    China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
    
     2:42:54
34. Jennifer Rhines
    Jennifer Rhines
    Jennifer Rhines is an American long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running events. She has competed in three different Summer Olympics....
    
    , United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
    
     2:43:52
35. Choi Kyung-Hee, South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
    
     2:44:05
36. Sandra Ruales
    Sandra Ruales
    Sandra de las Mercedes Ruales Mosquera is a female Ecuadorian athlete, who competes in the long-distance events. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008...
    
    , Ecuador
    Ecuador
    Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
    
     2:44:28
37. Maria Dolores Pulido, Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
     2:44:33
38. Margarita Tapia, Mexico
    Mexico
    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
    
     2:46:14
39. Colleen De Reuck
    Colleen De Reuck
    Colleen S. De Reuck is a long-distance runner from South Africa, who became an American citizen on December 11, 2000...
    
    , United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
    
     2:46:30
40. Albina Ivanova, Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
    
     2:47:23
41. Grazyna Syrek, Poland
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
    
     2:47:26
42. Nili Abramski
    Nili Abramski
    Nili Abramski is an Israeli female long-distance runner.-Career highlights:MarathonsNili Abramski is an Israeli female long-distance runner.-Career highlights:...
    
    , Israel
    Israel
    The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
    
     2:48:08
43. Clarisse Rasoarizay
    Clarisse Rasoarizay
    Clarisse Rasoarizay is a female long-distance runner from Madagascar, who represented her native African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
    
    , Madagascar
    Madagascar
    The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
    
     2:48:14
44. Jane Salumäe
    Jane Salumäe
    Jane Salumäe is a retired female long-distance runner from Estonia, who twice competed in the Summer Olympics . She set her personal best in the marathon on May 11, 1997 in Turin.-Achievements:...
    
    , Estonia
    Estonia
    Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
    
     2:48:47
45. Simona Staicu, Hungary
    Hungary
    Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
    
     2:48:57
46. Angélica Sánchez
    Angélica Sánchez
    Angélica Sánchez Cautelán is a female long-distance runner from Mexico. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in 46th place in the women's marathon event, clocking 2:49.04...
    
    , Mexico
    Mexico
    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
    
     2:49:04
47. Helena Sampaio
    Helena Sampaio
    Helena Sampaio is a Portuguese runner, who specialized in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 31:43.22 min *Half marathon - 1:10:15 hrs *Marathon - 2:28:06 hrs...
    
    , Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
    
     2:49:18
48. Beata Rakonczai, Hungary
    Hungary
    Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
    
     2:49:41
49. Annemette Jensen, Denmark
    Denmark
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     2:50:01
50. Yeoryia Abatzidou, Greece
    Greece
    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
    
     2:50:01
51. Liza Hunter-Galvan
    Liza Hunter-Galvan
    Liza Marie Hunter-Galvan is a long-distance runner from New Zealand. She qualified to run the Women's Marathon in both the 2004 Athens Olympic Games as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
    
    , New Zealand
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
    
     2:50:23
52. Hafida Gadi, France
    France
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     2:50:29
53. Gulsara Dadabaeva, Tajikistan
    Tajikistan
    Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
    
     2:50:45
54. Epiphanie Nyirabarame, Rwanda
    Rwanda
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     2:52:50 SB
55. Sandra Torres
    Sandra Torres
    Sandra Edith Torres Alvarez is a marathon runner from Argentina. She is a four-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon in her native country and represented Argentina in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated...
    
    , Argentina
    Argentina
    Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
    
     2:54:48
56. Jo Bun-Hui
    Jo Bun-Hui
    Jo Bun-Hui is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. Her personal best time is 2:27:22 hours, achieved at the 2006 Pyongyang Marathon.She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games...
    
    , North Korea
    North Korea
    The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
    
     2:55:54
57. Hsu Yu-Fang, Chinese Taipei
    Chinese Taipei
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     2:55:58
58. Erika Olivera
    Érika Olivera
    Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente is a female marathon runner from Chile. She took the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, setting a Pan American Games record at 2:37.41 hours. She won a bronze at the following edition in 2003...
    
    , Chile
    Chile
    Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
    
     2:57:14
59. Mariela González
    Mariela González
    Mariela González Torres is a female marathon runner from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2007 Pan American Games...
    
    , Cuba
    Cuba
    The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
    
     3:02:20
60. Ida Kovacs, Hungary
    Hungary
    Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
    
     3:03:21
61. Svetlana Tkach-Shepeleva
    Svetlana Tkach-Shepeleva
    Svetlana Şepelev-Tcaci is a former Moldovan long-distance runner....
    
    , Moldova
    Moldova
    Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
    
     3:03:29
62. Ana Dias, Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
    
     3:08:11
63. Inga Juodeskiene, Lithuania
    Lithuania
    Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
    
     3:09:18
64. Mamokete Lechela, Lesotho
    Lesotho
    Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
    
     3:11:56
65. Agueda Amaral, Timor-Leste 3:18:25
66. Luvsanlkhündegiin Otgonbayar, Mongolia
    Mongolia
    Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
    
     3:48:42

Athletes who did not finish

• Paula Radcliffe
  Paula Radcliffe
  Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...
  
  , Great Britain
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   DNF
• Margaret Okayo
  Margaret Okayo
  Margaret Okayo is a professional marathon runner from Kenya. She has won a number of major marathons, including the New York City Marathon , the Boston Marathon, and the London Marathon. She has also won the San Diego Marathon on two occasions.Okayo started running while at primary school...
  
  , Kenya
  Kenya
  Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
  
   DNF
• Ulrike Maisch
  Ulrike Maisch
  Ulrike Maisch is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden...
  
  , Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
   DNF
• Monika Drybulska, Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
   DNF
• Ham Bong-Sil
  Ham Bong-Sil
  Ham Bong-Sil is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.She is a three-time Pyongyang Marathon winner .-Achievements:-Personal bests:...
  
  , North Korea
  North Korea
  The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
  
   DNF
• Rakiya Maraoui Quetier, France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   DNF
• Nasria Azaidj, Algeria
  Algeria
  Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
  
   DNF
• Márcia Narloch
  Márcia Narloch
  Márcia Narloch is a female marathon runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2003 Pan American Games. She represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 .-References:*...
  
  , Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
   DNF
• Marlene Fortunato, Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
   DNF
• Asha Gigi
  Asha Gigi
  Asha Gigi Roba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. Her personal best of 2:26:05 hours was set in 2004 at the Paris Marathon, where she came second. She represented Ethiopia in the event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in Athletics...
  
  , Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
  
   DNF
• Lidia Simon
  Lidia Simon
  Lidia Slavuteanu-Simon is a Romanian long-distance runner. She has represented Romania on four consecutive occasions at Olympic level and is a six-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics....
  
  , Romania
  Romania
  Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
  
   DNF
• Nadia Ejjafini
  Nadia Ejjafini
  Nadia Ejjafini is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country to Bahrain, and later became an Italian citizen by marriage in 2009....
  
  , Bahrain
  Bahrain
  ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
  
   DNF
• Banuelia Mrashani, Tanzania
  Tanzania
  The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
  
   DNF
• Workenesh Tola, Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
  
   DNF
• Lale Ozturk, Turkey
  Turkey
  Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
  
   DNF
• Irina Bogachova
  Irina Bogachova
  Irina Bogachova is a former long-distance runner from Kyrgyzstan, who competed in the women's marathon at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan
  Kyrgyzstan
  Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
  
   DNF

See also

• 2003 Women's World Championships Marathon
  2003 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon
  The Women's Marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France was held on Sunday August 31, 2003, starting at 14:20h local time.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Intermediates:-Final ranking:...
  
  
• 2005 Women's World Championships Marathon
  2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon
  The Women's Marathon race at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on 14 August in the streets of Helsinki with the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Paula Radcliffe set the pace of the race, leading all the way from start to finish...