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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...
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    Castella Khalid Khannouchi Kelvin Kiptum Haile Gebrselassie Patrick Makau Joan Benoit Naoko Takahashi Catherine Ndereba Paula Radcliffe Brigid Kosgei Eliud...
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  • Country Music Singer/Songwriter Joan Benoit (born 1957), American first women's Olympic marathon champion Joaquín Benoit (born 1977), Dominican professional...
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    introduced at the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles, US) and was won by Joan Benoit of the United States with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 52 seconds...
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    1980 The Hague IAAF, ARRS 1:13:26 Joan Benoit  United States 18 January 1981 New Orleans IAAF, ARRS 1:11:16 Joan Benoit  United States 7 March 1981 San...
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    world record in the women's open race of 2:42:24, and eight years later, Joan Benoit beat a world record that had only been set the day before at the London...
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  • came from 28 countries. 44 finished the race. The world record holder Joan Benoit of the United States won the gold medal, with the silver medal going...
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    record was 2:22:43 set in the 1983 Boston Marathon by Joan Benoit. Later in 1985 she lost to Benoit in the Chicago Marathon, running 2:23:05 for second...
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    Jr., Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, John McEnroe, Jerry Rice, Nolan Ryan, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Mike Schmidt. The campus was closed temporarily for deep...
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    Moscow. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, she was beaten in the marathon by Joan Benoit, placing second to take the silver medal. In the 1988 Summer Olympics...
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