Joke Kleijweg (born 9 January 1962, in

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) is a retired female

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from the

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. She won the 1991 edition of the

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, clocking 2:34:18 on Sunday April 21, 1991. Later that year she competed at the

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, where she didn't finish the women's marathon race. Kleijweg won the Parelloop 10K in race in the

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Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

* 1962 births Living people Dutch female long-distance runners Dutch female marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands People from Midden-Delfland Athletes from South Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub