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Wanda Panfil |
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| Gold | 1991 Tokyo | Marathon | |
Wanda Marianna Panfil-Gonzales (born January 26, 1959 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The official results of the Women's Marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo Japan, held on Sunday August 25, 1991. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tomaszów Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 67159 inhabitants (2004 Long distance in Telecommunications, refers to Telephone calls made outside a certain area usually characterized by an Area code outside of a Local Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
Panfil twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics; in 1988 (10. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 000 metres), and in 1992 when she finished in 22nd position in the women's marathon. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The official results of the women's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain, held on Saturday August 1, 1992 During her career she won the London Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon and the Nagoya Marathon. The London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981 usually in April The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts The New York City Marathon ( ING New York City Marathon for Sponsorship reasons is a major annual marathon (42 The Nagoya Marathon is an annual Marathon race for women over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres In 1990 and 1991 she was named Polish Sportswoman of the Year. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Panfil is a four-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres. Below a list of all National champions in the Women 's 5000 metres (track outdoor in Track and field from several countries since
| World Champions in Women's Marathon |
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| 1983: Grete Waitz | 1987: Rosa Mota | 1991: Wanda Panfil | 1993: Junko Asari | 1995: Manuela Machado | 1997: Hiromi Suzuki | 1999: Jong Song-Ok | 2001: Lidia Simon | 2003: Catherine Ndereba | 2005: Paula Radcliffe| 2007: Catherine Ndereba |
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| Preceded by |
Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1990 – 1991 |
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| Preceded by |
London Women's Marathon Winner 1990 |
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| Preceded by |
Nagoya Women's Marathon Winner 1990 |
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| Preceded by |
Women's Fastest Marathon Race 1991 |
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