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Women’s Marathon
Held at 11 Games, 1984–2024. Most golds: Kenya (2). Most medals: Rosa Mota (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games111984–2024
Medals33
Delegations15on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Sifan Hassan Netherlands | Tigst Assefa Ethiopia | Hellen Obiri Kenya |
| 2020 Tokyo | Peres Jepchirchir Kenya | Brigid Kosgei Kenya | Molly Seidel United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Jemima Sumgong Kenya | Eunice Kirwa Bahrain | Mare Dibaba Ethiopia |
| 2012 London | Tiki Gelana Ethiopia | Priscah Jeptoo Kenya | Tatyana Arkhipova Russia |
| 2008 Beijing | Constantina Diţă-Tomescu Romania | Catherine Nyambura Ndereba Kenya | Zhou Chunxiu China |
| 2004 Athens | Mizuki Noguchi Japan | Catherine Nyambura Ndereba Kenya | Deena Kastor United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Naoko Takahashi Japan | Lidia Șimon Romania | Joyce Chepchumba Kenya |
| 1996 Atlanta | Fatuma Roba Ethiopia | Valentina Yegorova Russia | Yuko Arimori Japan |
| 1992 Barcelona | Valentina Yegorova Unified Team | Yuko Arimori Japan | Lorraine Moller New Zealand |
| 1988 Seoul | Rosa Mota Portugal | Lisa Martin-Ondieki Australia | Katrin Dörre East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Joan Benoit United States | Grete Waitz Norway | Rosa Mota Portugal |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |