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Women, Marathon (42.195 km.) All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record     3.37.07 Merry Lepper USA Culver City Dec 16, 1963 • • 3.21.19 Sara Mae Berman USA Atlantic City Sep 28, 1969     3.02.53 Caroline Walker USA Seaside Feb 28, 1970 •   3.01.42 Elizabeth Bonner USA Philadelphia May 09, 1971 •   3.00.35 Sara Mae Berman USA Brockton May 30, 1971 •   2.55.22 Elizabeth Bonner USA New York Sep 19, 1971 •   2.49.40 Cheryl Bridges USA Culver City Dec 05, 1971 •   2.46.36 Michiko Gorman USA Culver City Dec 02, 1973 •   2.43.54 Jacqueline Hansen USA Culver City Dec 01, 1974 •   2.38.19 Jacqueline Hansen USA Eugene Oct 12, 1975 • • 2.37.57 Kim Merritt USA Eugene Sep 11, 1977   • 2.36.23 Julie Brown USA Eugene Sep 10, 1978   • 2.35.41 Joan Samuelson USA Eugene Sep 09, 1979   • 2.31.23 Joan Samuelson USA Auckland Feb 03, 1980   • 2.30.57 Patti Catalano USA Montreal Sep 06, 1980   • 2.26.12 Joan Samuelson USA Eugene Sep 12, 1982     2.22.43 Joan Benoit USA Boston Apr 18, 1983 • • 2.21.21 Joan Samuelson USA Chicago Oct 20, 1985   • 2.21.15 Deena Kastor USA London Apr 13, 2003   • 2.19.36 Deena Kastor USA London Apr 23, 2006   • 2.19.12 Keira D'Amato USA Houston, TX Jan 16, 2022   • 2.18.29 Emily Sisson USA Chicago, IL Oct 09, 2022