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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.
Joan Benoit Samuelson, first women's Olympics marathon winner, walks from the finish line after running in the 2019 Boston Marathon. ... Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in an Olympic ...
nb Yekaterina Volkova of Russia was originally the 2008 women's steeplechase bronze medalist, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping and her teammate Arkhipova was allocated the medal. [5] nb2 Yuliya Zaripova of Russia was originally the 2012 women's steeplechase champion, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping. Ghribi ...
The women's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1984.. In its four-decade-long Olympic history since the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the women's marathon occurred on the last day of the athletics program for the first time, with the men's race scheduled a day before.
The 30-year-old Kenyan won the women's marathon in a record time of 2:09:56. It marked her third win at the Chicago Marathon in the last four years.
Multiple winners of the women's USA Marathon Championships Runner Total Years Deena Kastor: 3 2001, 2007, 2008 Julie Brown: 2 1976, 1983 Janis Klecker: 2 1987,1992 Linda Somers: 2 1993, 1994 Shalane Flanagan: 2 2010, 2012
The Dutch distance runner became the first woman to medal in the 5,000 meters, the 10,000 and the marathon at the same Olympics. Paris 2024: Sifan Hassan wins women's marathon to complete one of ...