The women's marathon was one of the road events at the
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participa ...
in Tokyo, Japan. It took place on 25 August 1991; the course started and finished at the
National Stadium. The race was won by Poland's
Wanda Panfil in 2:29:53, ahead of
Sachiko Yamashita of Japan in second and Germany's
Katrin Dörre
Katrin is a feminine given name. It is a German and Swedish contracted form of Katherine. Katrin may refer to:
Sports
* Katrin Apel (born 1973), German biathlete
* Katrin Beinroth (born 1981), German judoka
*Katrin Borchert (born 1969), German- ...
in third.
Final ranking
See also
*
1988 Women's Olympic Marathon (Seoul)
*
1990 Women's European Championships Marathon (Split)
*
1992 Women's Olympic Marathon (Barcelona)
*
1994 Women's European Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1991 World Championships In Athletics - Women's Marathon
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Marathons at the World Athletics Championships
World Championships
Women's marathons
World Championships in Athletics marathon
Marathons in Japan
Women in Tokyo
Women's sport in Japan
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