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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.
Rosie M. Vivas [1] (née Ruiz; June 21, 1953 – July 8, 2019) [2] was a Cuban fraudster who, among other schemes, was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon in 1980, only to have her title stripped eight days after the race when it was discovered that she had not run the entire course.
Singer Cocaine Unknown [225] José Fernández: 1992 2016 24 Baseball pitcher Cocaine and alcohol Accidental Fernández was under the influence when he died in a boating accident [226] Lolo Ferrari: 1963 2000 37 Pornographic actress Unspecified Suicide (suspected) Officially ruled as "most likely suicide", though previously speculated as murder ...
Anita Bryant, a singer, entertainer and anti-gay activist, has died.She was 84. According to the obituary submitted Thursday by her family to The Oklahoman, part of the USA TODAY Network, she died ...
Last summer in Paris, Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in an Olympic-record 2:22.55 after taking bronze in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, events that weren’t even on the Olympic ...
Sean Costello, 28, American blues guitarist and singer, accidental drug overdose. [150] Hazel Court, 82, British actress (The Masque of the Red Death, The Raven), heart attack. [151] Cliff Davies, 59, American musician, drummer for Ted Nugent, apparent suicide by gunshot. [152]
The death of the Hollywood star generated decades of speculation as to whether Marilyn Monroe's overdose was a suicide, an accident or something more sinister. Why Marilyn Monroe's sudden death ...
This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2018.