2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's Marathon
The marathon race, Women's Marathon at the 2002 European Athletics Championships, 2002 European Championships, which were held in Munich, Germany, took place on August 10, 2002. Medalists Abbreviations *''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds'' Records Intermediates Final ranking See also * 2002 Marathon Year Ranking * 2002 European Marathon Cup References Results
Events at the 2002 European Athletics Championships, Marathon Marathons at the European Athletics Championships 2002 marathons Women's marathons 2002 in women's athletics, European Athletics Championships marathon Marathons in Germany Women in Munich Women's sport in Germany {{marathon-stub ...
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Marathon Race
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants. A creation of the French philologist Michel Bréal inspired by a story from Ancient Greece, the marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 in Athens. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both). History Origin The name ''Marathon'' comes from the legend of Pheidippides, the Gr ...
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