Main > Women, Marathon (42.195 km.) > World Records Progression
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
•   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated
 
  3.40.22 Violet Piercy GBR Chiswick Oct 03, 1926
  3.37.07 Merry Lepper USA Culver City Dec 16, 1963
  3.27.45 Dale Greig GBR Ryde May 23, 1964
  3.19.33 Mildred Sampson NZL Auckland Jul 21, 1964
  3.15.22 Maureen Wilton CAN Toronto May 06, 1967
  3.07.26 Anni Pede-Erdkamp FRG Waldniel Sep 16, 1967
  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
  2.46.24 Chantal Langlacé FRA Neuf Brisach Oct 27, 1974
  2.43.54 Jacqueline Hansen USA Culver City Dec 01, 1974
  2.42.42 Elaine Winter FRG Boston Apr 21, 1975
  2.40.15 Christa Vahlensieck FRG Dülmen May 03, 1975
  2.38.19 Jacqueline Hansen USA Eugene Oct 12, 1975
  2.35.15 Chantal Langlacé FRA Oyarzun May 01, 1977
  2.34.47 Christa Vahlensieck FRG Berlin Sep 10, 1977
  2.32.29 Grete Waitz NOR New York Oct 22, 1978
  2.27.32 Grete Waitz NOR New York Oct 21, 1979
  2.25.41 Grete Waitz NOR New York Oct 26, 1980
  2.25.28 Grete Waitz NOR London Apr 17, 1983
  2.22.43 Joan Benoit USA Boston Apr 18, 1983
  2.21.06 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR London Oct 21, 1985
  2.20.47 Tegla Loroupe KEN Rotterdam Apr 19, 1998
  2.20.43 Tegla Loroupe KEN Berlin Sep 26, 1999
  2.19.46 Naoko Takahashi JPN Berlin Sep 30, 2001
  2.18.47 Catherine Ndereba KEN Chicago Oct 07, 2001
  2.17.18 Paula Radcliffe GBR Chicago Oct 13, 2002
• 2.15.25 Paula Radcliffe GBR London Apr 13, 2003