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Anni Pede-Erdkamp (born January 14, 1940) is a former West German long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on September 16, 1967, with a time of 3:07:27 in Waldniel, West Germany. [1] [nb 1]

Biography

Pede and Monika Boers were asked by Ernst van Aaken, an early proponent of women's running, to participate in a race organized by his running club. [5] According to German sports historian Karl Lennartz, journalists skeptical of 13-year-old Maureen Wilton's recent world best in Toronto, Canada asked van Aaken if women and teenagers were capable of such a performance. [5] Mocked and derided for claiming that faster times were indeed possible, van Aaken chose Pede, a middle-distance runner and mother of two, and Boers, a 19-year-old from the Netherlands, to prove himself correct. [5] [nb 2] Although the German Athletic Association (Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband) did not yet officially permit women to run, race officials did allow the two women to start 30 meters behind the men. [5] Pede's mark was good enough for third overall and Boers finished in 3:19:36.3. [5] [nb 3]

Notes

  1. ^ The Association of Road Racing Statisticians notes Pede's official time as 3:07:26.2 [2] [3] [4]
  2. ^ The ARRS notes that Boers was Dutch. [3] [6]
  3. ^ The ARRS notes that Boers set the first Dutch mark in the women's marathon. [6]

References

  1. ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 653. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Marathon List for 1967". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "World Marathon Rankings for 1967". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "World Best Progressions- Road". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e Lennartz, Karl (2007), "Violence at the Women's Race" (PDF), Marathon, vol. 3, piridon Verl.GmbH, ISBN  978-3-922011-25-5, retrieved May 22, 2010
  6. ^ a b "NED Record Progressions- Road". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
Records
Preceded by Women's Marathon World Record Holder
September 16, 1967 – February 28, 1970 		Succeeded by
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