Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's Marathon
| Women's marathon at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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| Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 28 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 86 from 51 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:26:05 | ||||||||||||
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Fatuma Roba |
 Ethiopia
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Valentina Yegorova |
 Russia
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Yuko Arimori |
 Japan
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The Women's Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on Sunday July 28, 1996 (beginning at 07:05h local time). Sixty-five athletes finished the race while twenty-one dropped out mid-competition. A total of 86 competitors from 51 countries took part. There were also two unofficial competitors, Valentina Enachi of Moldova and Virginie Gloum of Central African Republic.
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