Women’s disputed and unofficial marathon world records
1975 – Liane Winter – 2:42:24 – EB Lydiard Marathon
1978 – Grete Waitz – 2:32:29.8 – Adidas Marathon 80
1979 – Grete Waitz – 2:27:32.6 – Adidas Marathon 80
1980 – Grete Waitz – 2:25:41.3 – Adidas Marathon 80
1981 – Allison Roe – 2:25:28 – ASICS Sortie
1981 – Allison Roe – 2:26:46 – ASICS Sortie
1983 – Joan Benoit – 2:22:43 – Nike Lady Terra T/C
1983 – Grete Waitz – 2:28:09 – Adidas Atlanta
1985 – Carey May – 2:28:07 – ASICS Tarther SPS
1986 – Lisa Ondieki – 2:26:07 – Nike Mariah
1987 – Rosa Mota – 2:25:17 – ASICS Sortie
1999 – Lidia Șimon – 2:23:24 – New Balance RC150
1999 – Eri Yamaguchi – 2:22:12 – ASICS Sortie
2013 – Phạm Thị Bình – 2:45:34 – N/a (barefoot)