Medal count by country in the Women's Marathon at the Summer Olympics 1984-2020
The Women's Marathon has been a regular Olympic event at the Summer Games since 1984. The event has been won twice by athletes from Japan, Ethiopia, and Kenya, although Kenyan athletes have won the most medals in the Women's Marathon, with seven in total. A small number of athletes have won multiple medals in the event, but nobody has won two or more gold medals. No athlete has ever been stripped of a medal in this event, although the 2016 gold medalist Jemima Sumdong failed a drug test less than twelve months after winning the gold in Rio, and is currently serving an eight year ban from international competitions (however, her victory in 2016 remains unaffected).
