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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 holds an American flag in celebration after winning gold in the women's marathon at the 1984 L.A. Olympic Games. ... first women's Olympics marathon winner, walks from the ...
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 ...
Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon. [17] At this event a men's marathon was held over 41.86 km and Canada's Billy Sherring won the competition. John Svanberg, the runner-up in the 1906 5-mile race, was also runner-up in the marathon. American William Frank was the bronze medalist. [18]
Sisson will be one of three American women competing in the marathon on Aug. 11 at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she and others will be running along the Seine River and near landmarks ...
First South American to win the New York Marathon Nobuyuki Sato Japan: 1999 2:08:48 Toshihiko Seko Japan (14) 1984 (9) 1988 10 2:08:27 Morio Shigematsu Japan: 6 2:12:00 Held world record June 12, 1965 – December 3, 1967 Frank Shorter United States: 1972 1976 2:10:30 Only American to win multiple medals in the Olympic marathon Silvio Guerra ...
Women's 4 × 100 meter medley relay: July 30 Gold: Mike Stulce: Athletics: Men's shot put: July 31 Gold: David Berkoff * Matt Biondi* Hans Dersch* Nelson Diebel Pablo Morales Jon Olsen Jeff Rouse Melvin Stewart* Swimming: Men's 4 × 100 meter medley relay: July 31 Gold: Summer Sanders: Swimming: Women's 200 meter butterfly: July 31 Gold: Gail ...