1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
Long distance running race at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The women's marathon was one of the road events at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. It took place on 7 August 1983, starting and finishing at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The race was won by Norway's Grete Waitz in 2:28:09, ahead of Marianne Dickerson of the United States in second and the Soviet Union's Raisa Smekhnova in third.
Women's marathon at the 1983 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 7 August 1983 | |||||||||
Competitors | 63 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:28:09 | |||||||||
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In warm conditions, Rumiko Kaneko of Japan and Ireland's Carey May led in the early stages, before Jacqueline Gareau of Canada took over, trailed by a pack of runners which included two of the favourites, Waitz and Julie Brown. Ireland's Regina Joyce took the lead by the 12-mile (19 km) point and opened a gap of around 30 seconds ahead of the chasing group. After 19 miles (31 km), she was caught by a group led by Waitz, who was increasing the pace of the race. Gradually those running with her dropped back, leaving her to win the race by three minutes. Smekhnova was just ahead of Dickerson when they entered the stadium, but was passed by the American in a sprint finish.