Marja Wokke (; born 21 March 1957) is a Dutch former marathon runner, most active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Biography 1980 In 1980, Wokke won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague, when the race had a women's category for the first time.City-Pier-City Half Marathon - Race Winners, Association of Road Racing Statisticians, 13 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2025. At this occasion she set a new world record time of 1:13:59.
That year, she also finished as first woman and 53th runner overall in the Amsterdam Marathon in a women's course record of 2:40:15.Ab Schreijnders, "Marathon van Nijboer ideaal" (in Dutch), De Volkskrant, 28 April 1980. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
She was ranked fifth in the world in 1980 with her best ever performance (2:32:28), which she ran in Eugene, Oregon.
1981 In 1981, Wokke finished as first woman again and 28th overall in the Amsterdam Marathon in 2:43:38.Hans van Alphen, "'Brekebeen' laat Dam volstromen" (in Dutch), Algemeen Dagblad, 11 May 1981. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
She went on to win the inaugural Rotterdam Marathon on 23 May 1981, clocking in at 2:43:23.
Achievements Representing the 1978Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:19:451979Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:27:551980Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:19:35City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:13:59Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:40:151981Egmond Half Marathon Egmond, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:21:21Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:43:23Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:43:38
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