title: Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's marathon
text: # Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's marathon
  
  The women's marathon at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held in Edmonton, Canada on 9 July 1983. It was the first time that the event was contested by women at the Universiade.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sarah Rowell | Great Britain | 2:47:37 |
  | | Kathy Roberts | Canada | 2:52:47 |
  | | Marjorie Kaput | United States | 2:54:03 |
  | 4 | María Trujillo | Mexico | 2:57:33 |
  | | Bev Bush | Canada | DNF |
  | | Lorrie Dividorff | United States | DNF |
  | | Bev McKay | Canada | DNF |
  | | Naomi Kurahashi | Japan | DNF |
  