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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.
Cape Town Marathon female winners (7 P) Chicago Marathon female winners (36 P) F. Frankfurt Marathon female winners (19 P) L. London Marathon female winners (31 P) N.
1.13 Marathon. 1.14 10 km walk. 1.15 ... This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in women's athletics from 1934 ... Results Database from the ...
Current marathon world record holder (2018) Stephen Kiprotich Uganda: 2012 2013 2:07:20 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya: 2012 2:03:42 Former marathon world record holder Abel Kirui Kenya: 2012 2009 2011 2:06:51 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland: 1920 Lee Bong-Ju South Korea: 1996 2:07:20 Winner of the Boston Marathon in 2001 Martin Lel Kenya: 2007/2008 ...
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.
Waitz won 13 out of 20 marathons. With nine NYC Marathon wins, two London Marathon wins, and one World Championship win, she is the record holder for World Major Marathons. [4] Waitz is widely acknowledged as helping to promote marathon and long-distance running for women. In Norway she is a sporting legend, with an annual race named in her honor.
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.
Female marathon winners (9 C, 1 P) A. ... Pages in category "Female marathon runners" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.