All-time women's best marathon

short course

        1      2:25:29    Allison Roe                    NZL     30.05.56    1     New York City            25.10.1981
        2      2:25:39    Maria Manuela Machado          POR     09.08.63    1     Göteborg                 05.08.1995
        3      2:26:25    Anuta Catuna                   ROU     01.10.68    2     Göteborg                 05.08.1995
        4      2:29:02    Elena Murgoci                  ROU     20.05.60    1     Baneasa                  29.05.1992

performances annulled due to doping offense

        1      2:20:23    Wei Yanan                      CHN     06.12.81    1      Beijing                  20.10.2002
        2      2:26:44    Olivera Jevtic                 SRB     24.07.77           New York City            03.11.2002
        3      2:27:00    Alena Peterková                CZE     13.11.60    1      Pardubice                29.04.1995
        4      2:29:29    Alina Tecuta-Gherasim          ROU     10.11.71    5      Amsterdam                20.10.2002

doubtful timing

        1      2:25:25    Lyubov Klochko                 UKR     26.09.62    1     Belaya Tserkov           06.09.1987
        2      2:28:00    Raisa Smekhnova                BLR     16.09.50    2     Belaya Tserkov           06.09.1987