The women's

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at the

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was held on Sunday July 28, 1996, beginning at 07:05h local time. Sixty-five athletes finished the race while twenty-one dropped out mid-competition. A total of 86 competitors from 51 countries took part. There were also two competitors,

Valentina Enachi Valentina Enachi (born 15 February 1966 in Chișinău), also known as Valentina Enaki in sports world, is a Moldovan long-distance runner who specialised in road running competitions, including the marathon. She represented Moldova in the even ...

of Moldova and

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of the Central African Republic, whose results were deemed unofficial due to procedural errors by their federations in submitting their entries in the event.

Medalists

Abbreviations

*''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds''

Records

Final ranking

References

External links

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Official Report
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