History of Olympic Results: Marathon – Women

2021
(Sapporo, August 7)
1.	Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya)	2:27:20
2.	Brigid Kosgei (Kenya)	2:27:36
3.	Molly Seidel (USA)	2:27:46
4.	Roza Dereje (Ethiopia)	2:28:38
5.	Volha Mazuronak (Belarus)	2:29:06
6.	Melat Kejeta (Germany)	2:29:16
7.	Eunice Chumba (Bahrain)	2:29:36
8.	Mao Ichiyama (Japan)	2:30:13
17.	Sally Kipyego (USA)	2:32:53
dnf.	Aliphine Tuliamuk (USA)

2016
(Rio de Janeiro, August 14)
1	Jemima Sumgong (Kenya)	2:24:04
2	Eunice Jepkirui (Bahrain)	2:24:13
3	Mare Dibaba (Ethiopia)	2:24:30
4	Tirfe Tsegaye (Ethiopia)	2:24:47
5	Volha Mazuronak (Belarus)	2:24:48
6	Shalane Flanagan (USA)	2:25:26
7	Desiree Linden (USA)	2:26:08
8	Rose Chelimo (Bahrain)	2:27:36
9	Amy Cragg (USA)	2:28:25

2012
(London, August 5)
1	Tiki Gelana (Ethiopia)	2:23:07
2	Priscah Jeptoo (Kenya)	2:23:12
3	Tatyana Arkhipova (Russia)	2:23:29
4	Mary Keitany (Kenya)	2:23:56
5	Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko (Ukraine)	2:24:32
6	Xiaolin Zhu (China)	2:24:48
7	Jessica Augusto (Portugal)	2:25:11
8	Valeria Straneo (Italy)	2:25:27
[10. Shalane Flanagan (USA) 2:25:51]
[11. Kara Goucher (USA) 2:26:07)]
[DNF—Desiree Davila (USA)-injured]

2008
1	Constantina Dita (Romania)	2:26:44
2	Catherine Ndereba (Kenya)	2:27:06
3	Chunxiu Zhou (China)	2:27:07
4	Xiaolin Zhu (China)	2:27:16
5	Martha Kamu (Kenya)	2:27:33
6	Mara Yamauchi (Great Britain)	2:27:29
7	Irina Timofeyeva (Russia)	2:27:31
8	Lidia Simon (Romania)	2:27:51
[27	Blake Russell (USA) 2:33:13]
[DNF—Deena Kastor (USA)]
[DNF—Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (USA)]

2004
1	Mizuki Noguchi (Japan)	2:26:20
2	Catherine Ndereba (Kenya)	2:26:32
3	Deena Kastor (USA)	2:27:20
4	Elfenesh Alemu (Ethiopia)	2:28:15
5	Reiko Tosa (Japan)	2:28:44
6	Olivera Jevtić (Serbia)	2:31:15
7	Naoko Sakamoto (Japan)	2:31:43
8	Lyudmila Petrova (Russia)	2:31:56
[34	Jen Rhines (USA) 2:43:52]
[39	Colleen du Reuck (USA) 2:46:30]

2000
1	Naoko Takahashi (Japan)	2:23:14
2	Lidia Simon (Romania)	2:23:22
3	Joyce Chepchumba (Kenya)	2:24:45
4	Esther Wanjiru (Kenya)	2:26:17
5	Madina Biktagirova (Russia)	2:26:33
6	Elfenesh Alemu (Ethiopia)	2:26:54
7	Eri Yamaguchi (Japan)	2:27:03
8	Bong Sil Ham (North Korea)	2:27:07
[19	Chris Clark (USA) 2:31:35—only U.S. entrant]
[Takahashi 2:23:14 OR]

1996
1	Fatuma Roba (Ethiopia)	2:26:05
2	Valentina Yegorova (Russia)	2:28:05
3	Yuko Arimori (Japan)	2:28:39
4	Katrin Dörre-Heinig (Germany)	2:28:45
5	Rocio Rios (Spain)	2:30:50
6	Lidia Simon (Romania)	2:31:04
7	Manuela Machado (Portugal)	2:31:11
8	Sonja Krolik (Germany)	2:31:16
[10	Anne Marie Lauck (USA) 2:31:30]
[31	Linda Somers (USA) 2:36:58]
[DNF—Jenny Spangler (USA)]

1992
1	Valentina Yegorova (Soviet Union)	2:32:41
2	Yuko Arimori (Japan)	2:32:49
3	Lorraine Moller (New Zealand)	2:33:59
4	Sachiko Yamashita (Japan)	2:36:26
5	Katrin Dörre-Heinig (Germany)	2:36:48
6	Mun Gyong-ae (South Korea)	2:37:03
7	Manuela Machado (Portugal)	2:38:22
8	Ramilya Burangulova (Russia)	2:38:46
[10	Cathy O’Brien (USA) 2:39:42]
[12	Francie Larrieu Smith (USA) 2:41:09]
[21	Janis Klecker (USA) 2:42:17]

1988
1	Rosa Mota (Portugal)	2:25:40
2	Lisa Ondieki (Australia)	2:25:53
3	Katrin Dörre-Heinig (East Germany)	2:26:21
4	Tatyana Polovinskaya (Soviet Union)	2:27:05
5	Youfeng Zhao (China)	2:27:06
6	Laura Fogli (Italy)	2:27:49
7	Danièle Kaber (Luxembourg)	2:29:43
8	Maria Curatolo (Italy)	2:30:14
[17	Nancy Ditz (USA) 2:33:42]
[39	Margaret Groos (USA) 2:40:59]
[40. Cathy O’Brien (USA) 2:41:04]

1984
1	Joan Samuelson (USA)	2:24.52
2	Grete Waitz (Norway)	2:26:18
3	Rosa Mota (Portugal)	2:26:57
4	Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway)	2:27:34
5	Lorraine Moller (New Zealand)	2:28:34
6	Priscilla Welch (Great Britain)	2:28:54
7	Lisa Ondieki (Australia)	2:29:03
8	Sylvie Ruegger (Canada)	2:29:09
[36	Julie Brown (USA) 2:47:33]
[DNF—Julie Isphording (USA)]
[Samuelson 2:24:52 OR]

1980
(1928-1980 not contested)