Joan Benoit Samuelson is an American Senior Grand Masters marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985. Her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American woman at that race for 28 years. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | 3000 m, Marathon |
| College team | Bowdoin, North Carolina State |
| Club | Athletics West |
| Coached by | Bob Sevene |
| Olympic finals | 1984 |
Runner Joan Benoit was born on May 16, 1957 in Maine, United States (She's 66 years old now).
Marathon runner who won gold in the 1984 Olympics' debut women's marathon event.
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Joan Benoit was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1957 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.
She began long-distance running to help her recover from a broken leg, and she went on to compete at Bowdoin College and North Carolina State University.
From April 18, 1983, until April 21, 1985, she held the world record for the women's marathon for two years.
Scott Samuelson, her husband, and she raised two children.
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On the Nike + iPod system, she joined Cyclist Lance Armstrong as a motivational and congratulatory voice.
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