2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

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The Women's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Sunday August 12, 2001.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Romania.svg Lidia Șimon
Romania (ROM)
Silver Flag of Japan.svg Reiko Tosa
Japan (JPN)
Bronze Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Zakharova
Russia (RUS)

Abbreviations

DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of Kenya.svg  Tegla Loroupe  (KEN)2:20:43September 26, 1999 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany
Event Record Flag of Portugal.svg  Rosa Mota  (POR)2:25:17August 29, 1987 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy
Season Best Flag of Japan.svg  Yoko Shibui  (JPN)2:23:11January 28, 2001 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka, Japan

Intermediates

RankNumberAthleteTime
5 KILOMETRES
1640Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)17:07
2352Flag of Germany.svg  Kathrin Weßel  (GER)17:59
3483Flag of Japan.svg  Reiko Tosa  (JPN)17:59
4690Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Morgunova  (RUS)17:59
5650Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)17:59
10 KILOMETRES
1640Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)33:54
2483Flag of Japan.svg  Reiko Tosa  (JPN)35:14
3481Flag of Japan.svg  Yoko Shibui  (JPN)35:14
4343Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)35:14
558Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marleen Renders  (BEL)35:14
15 KILOMETRES
1640Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)51:11
2483Flag of Japan.svg  Reiko Tosa  (JPN)53:03
3343Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)53:03
4690Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Morgunova  (RUS)53:03
5481Flag of Japan.svg  Yoko Shibui  (JPN)53:03
20 KILOMETRES
1640Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)1:08:27
2483Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Elfenesh Alemu  (ETH)1:10:22
3343Flag of Romania.svg  Nuţa Olaru  (ROM)1:10:22
4650Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)1:10:22
5690Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Morgunova  (RUS)1:10:22
HALF MARATHON
1640Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)1:12:17
2650Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)1:14:08
3690Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Morgunova  (RUS)1:14:08
4343Flag of Romania.svg  Nuţa Olaru  (ROM)1:14:08
5343Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)1:14:08
25 KILOMETRES
1640Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)1:25:26
2343Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)1:27:01
3650Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)1:27:01
4483Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Elfenesh Alemu  (ETH)1:27:01
5497Flag of Kenya.svg  Florence Barsosio  (KEN)1:27:01
30 KILOMETRES
1640Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)1:44:28
2343Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)1:45:08
3483Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Elfenesh Alemu  (ETH)1:45:08
4650Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)1:45:08
5235Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Shitaye Gemechu  (ETH)1:45:09
35 KILOMETRES
1483Flag of Japan.svg  Reiko Tosa  (JPN)2:02:06
2481Flag of Japan.svg  Yoko Shibui  (JPN)2:02:06
3650Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)2:02:07
4717Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Zakharova  (RUS)2:02:07
5343Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)2:02:17
40 KILOMETRES
1483Flag of Japan.svg  Reiko Tosa  (JPN)2:18:43
2650Flag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)2:18:49
3481Flag of Japan.svg  Yoko Shibui  (JPN)2:19:02
4717Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Zakharova  (RUS)2:19:02
5343Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)2:20:09

Final ranking

RankAthleteTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Romania.svg  Lidia Șimon  (ROM)2:26:01
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Reiko Tosa  (JPN)2:26:06
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Zakharova  (RUS)2:26:18
4Flag of Japan.svg  Yoko Shibui  (JPN)2:26:33
5Flag of Germany.svg  Sonja Krolik  (GER)2:28:17
6Flag of Kenya.svg  Florence Barsosio  (KEN)2:28:36
7Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Shitaye Gemechu  (ETH)2:28:40PB
8Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Morgunova  (RUS)2:28:54
9Flag of Japan.svg  Kazumi Matsuo  (JPN)2:29:57
10Flag of Romania.svg  Constantina Diță  (ROM)2:30:38PB
11Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Timofeyeva  (RUS)2:30:48
12Flag of Russia.svg  Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova  (RUS)2:30:58 SB
13Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Fatuma Roba  (ETH)2:31:10
14Flag of Italy.svg  Ornella Ferrara  (ITA)2:32:45
15Flag of Romania.svg  Nuţa Olaru  (ROM)2:33:05
16Flag of South Korea.svg  Yun Sun-Sook  (KOR)2:33:09
17Flag of Italy.svg  Bruna Genovese  (ITA)2:33:13
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marleen Renders  (BEL)2:33:25
19Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Meseret Kotu  (ETH)2:33:43PB
20Flag of Italy.svg  Rosaria Console  (ITA)2:34:11
21Flag of Italy.svg  Tiziana Alagia  (ITA)2:34:45
22Flag of Japan.svg  Rie Matsuoka  (JPN)2:34:45
23Flag of Germany.svg  Melanie Kraus  (GER)2:34:51
24Flag of Sweden.svg  Marie Söderström-Lundberg  (SWE)2:35:00
25Flag of Spain.svg  Maria Abel  (ESP)2:35:09
26Flag of Italy.svg  Sara Ferrari  (ITA)2:36:07
27Flag of Spain.svg  María Luisa Larraga  (ESP)2:36:20
28Flag of Spain.svg  Marta Fernández  (ESP)2:37:09
29Flag of Spain.svg  Griselda González  (ESP)2:37:52
30Flag of Romania.svg  Alina Gherasim  (ROM)2:38:19
31Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Tadelesh Birra  (ETH)2:39:10
32Flag of the United States.svg  Jill Gaitenby  (USA)2:39:20
33Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tina Connelly  (CAN)2:40:16
34Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sandy Jacobson  (CAN)2:40:24
35Flag of Spain.svg  Eva Sanz  (ESP)2:41:16
36Flag of Namibia.svg  Elizabeth Mongudhi  (NAM)2:42:23
37Flag of Japan.svg  Takami Ominami  (JPN)2:42:25
38Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Isabelle Ledroit  (CAN)2:43:30
39Flag of Ireland.svg  Teresa Duffy  (IRL)2:43:33
40Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Michelsson  (AUS)2:46:14
41Flag of the United States.svg  Michelle Simonaitis  (USA)2:46:20 SB
42Flag of Guatemala.svg  Rosa Gutierrez  (GUA)2:49:08
43Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Danuta Bartoszek  (CAN)2:50:06
44Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tania Jones  (CAN)2:50:46
45Flag of the United States.svg  Rachel Cook  (USA)2:53:21
46Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Gulsara Dadabayeva  (TJK)2:54:12
47Flag of Armenia.svg  Alexa Babakhanian  (ARM)2:56:57
48Flag of Honduras.svg  Magda Castillo  (HON)2:57:17 NR
49Flag of Guatemala.svg  Margarita Conde  (GUA)3:03:03PB
50Flag of Guatemala.svg  Angelina Cornelio  (GUA)3:12:21
51Flag of Guatemala.svg  Herlinda Xol  (GUA)3:14:29
52Flag of Eswatini.svg  Lindiwe Maziya  (SWZ)3:23:19
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Elfenesh Alemu  (ETH)DNF
Flag of Romania.svg  Cristiana Pomacu  (ROM)DNF
Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Tonkin  (USA)DNF
Flag of Germany.svg  Kathrin Ullrich  (GER)DNF
Flag of France.svg  Zahia Dahmani  (FRA)DNF
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Irina Matrosova  (UZB)DNF

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