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Pages in category "American female marathon runners" The following 131 pages are in this category, out of 131 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
One of the few athletes [clarification needed] in Olympic history to finish in the top 10 at three separate marathons Samuel Wanjiru Kenya: 2008 (4) 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 4 2:05:10 Holds current Olympic record Mamo Wolde Ethiopia: 1968 1972 Dimitrion Yordanidis Greece: Oldest man to complete a marathon, at age 98 [7] Emil Zátopek ...
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.
Claire Holt, 4:03:12. The Vampire Diaries actress really sunk her teeth into running, as she finished the 2022 NYC Marathon in just over four hours.
Emily Sisson. Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Best marathon: 2:18:29 (Chicago, 2022). Sisson is the current American record holder in the women's marathon. "I’ve always dreamed of going to the ...
She was previously the fastest female marathoner of all time, and held the Women's World Marathon Record with a time of 2:15:25 for 16 years from 2003 to 2019 when it was broken by Brigid Kosgei. [2] Radcliffe is a former world champion in the marathon, half marathon and cross country.
Shalane Grace Flanagan (born July 8, 1981) is an American long-distance runner, coach, Olympic medalist and New York City Marathon champion.She was the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since 1977.
Chepng'etich won the women's only road race at the 40th Istanbul Marathon, a World Athletics Label Road Race.She ran 2:18:35, with split times of 31:59 at 10 km, 48:15 at 15 km, 1:08:22 at the half marathon mark, and 1:37:42 at 30 km. Chepng'etich's performance was a course record, the best performance ever on Turkish soil, and, at the time, was the seventh fastest time in history.