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Samuelson, Joan Benoit
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Samuelson, Joan Benoit (1957–  ) marathon runner; born in Portland, Maine. After winning the Boston marathon twice (1979, 1983), she won the first ever women's Olympic marathon at the 1984 Games.
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A quarter-century to the day after winning the first Olympic women's marathon, American Joan Benoit Samuelson announced Wednesday that she will compete in this year's New York Marathon.
Samuelson to celebrate Olympic win with marathon run by AFP / AFP American Edition
Women's growth in marathoning began with Joan Benoit (Samuelson).
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Goucher was consoled by her husband, Adam, a 2000 Olympian, and was also greeted by the legendary Joan Benoit Samuelson after finishing.
The thrill and the agony; Places measured by mere seconds by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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