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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.
Pre's Rock, a memorial to Steve Prefontaine who died after finishing 4th in the 1972 Olympic 5000 m Memorial to Bronisław Malinowski, who died one year after winning an Olympic gold medal Plaque commemorating Ryan Shay, who died while running the 2008 United States Olympic trials marathon. A number of athletics competitors have died during ...
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 ...
She was the inaugural Olympic champion in the event, since athletics for women had not been on the program before, and its inclusion was in fact still heavily disputed among officials. [7] She remains the youngest athlete to win Olympic 100 m gold. [3] With the American 4×100 metres relay team, Robinson added a silver medal to her record. [7]
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner [4] (born Florence Delorez Griffith; [2] December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded. She was married to Al Joyner, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump. He was also her coach and husband during her ...
Chicago Marathon: Chicago, US Hyponatremia GBR: Don Scott [20] 48 26 September 1999 Robin Hood Marathon: Nottingham, UK Heart attack USA: Danny Towns [19] 45 22 October 2000 Chicago Marathon: Chicago, US Heart attack USA: Luke Roach [19] 22 7 October 2001 Chicago Marathon: Chicago, US Heat stroke USA: Laura M. Clancy [21] 29 20 October 2001 ...
Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic marathon champion who was also tipped to be an all-time great, died in 2011 at the age of 24 after falling from a balcony at his home in Kenya.
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.