1984
1. Joan Samuelson (US) ................................. 2:24.52
2. Grete Waitz (Nor) ....................................... 2:26:18
3. Rosa Mota (Por) ......................................... 2:26:57
1988
1. Rosa Mota (Por) ......................................... 2:25:40
2. Lisa Martin (Aus) ........................................ 2:25:53
3. Katrin Dorre (EG) ........................................ 2:26:21
1992
1. Valentina Yegorova (SU) ............................. 2:32:41
2. Yuko Arimori (Jpn) ...................................... 2:32:49
3. Lorraine Moller (NZ) .................................... 2:33:59
1996
1. Fatuma Roba (Eth) .................................... 2:26:05
2. Valentina Yegorova (Rus) ........................... 2:28:05
3. Yuko Arimori (Jpn) ..................................... 2:28:39
2000
1. Naoko Takahashi (JPN) .............................. 2:23:14
2. Lidia Slavuteanu-Simon (ROM) .................... 2:23:22 
3. Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) .......................... 2:24:45

Medals
1 - 1 - 1  Japan
1 - 0 - 1  Portugal
1 - 0 - 0  USA
1 - 0 - 0  Soviet Union
1 - 0 - 0  Ethiopia
0 - 1 - 0  Norway
0 - 1 - 0  Australia
0 - 1 - 0  Russia
0 - 1 - 0  Romania
0 - 0 - 1  East Germany
0 - 0 - 1  New Zealand
0 - 0 - 1  Kenya

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