Marie-Louise Ledru was a French athlete who has been credited as the first woman to race the now-definedmarathon distance of 42.195 km.[1][2][3] On 29 September 1918 Ledru reportedly completed theTour de Paris Marathon in a time of 5 hours and 40 minutes[4] and finished in 38th place.[5]
TheInternational Association of Athletics Federations, the internationalgoverning body for thesport of athletics, however, recognizesViolet Piercy fromEngland as having set the firstwomen's world best in the marathon on 3 October 1926 with a time of 3:40:22.[6]
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