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Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985.
It was the first time a women's marathon had been held at the Olympic Games. The 50 competitors came from 28 countries. 44 finished the race. [1] The world record holder Joan Benoit of the United States won the gold medal by 1m 26, with the silver medal going to the 1983 World champion Grete Waitz of Norway, and bronze to Rosa Mota of Portugal.
Last summer in Paris, Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in an Olympic-record 2:22.55 after taking bronze in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, events that weren’t even on the Olympic ...
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Nearly ninety years later, the women's event was added to the programme at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
nb1 Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2000. nb2 Crystal Cox was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2004. nb3 Dominique Blake was accidentally given her Olympic medal and she returned it in 2017. [8] a Original silver medalists, Russia, and 4th place finishers, Belarus, were stripped of their results for doping offenses. Following ...
She now has six Olympic medals. In Tokyo, Hassan won the 5,000 and 10,000 and finished third in the 1,500. ... the women’s marathon was held on the final day of the Olympics instead of the men ...
Kinzang Lhamo of Bhutan was the final runner to cross the finish line in the women's marathon, showing what it truly means to be an Olympic athlete.
The 31-year-old Hassan also won bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000. By simply completing the marathon, she ran more than 62 kilometers. She now has six Olympic medals. In Tokyo, Hassan won the 5,000 and 10,000 and finished third in the 1,500. Breaking from tradition, the women’s Olympic marathon was held on the final day instead of the men’s race.