Some of the other runners believed she would fade back after such a quick start, but Samuelson maintained her advantage. As the miles rolled by, she continued to stretch out her lead. Samuelson, feeling claustrophobic, broke away from the pack at the four-mile mark. As the marathon started, the runners remained in a tight group for the first three miles. The inaugural marathon began early in the morning at the track of Santa Monica City College, while the temperatures remained relatively cool and the smog had yet to reach noxious levels. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had previously banned women from competing in the event, believing that the long-distance run posed a health hazard to women. In August 1984, Joan Benoit Samuelson arrived in Los Angeles to compete in the first-ever Olympic marathon for women. Placed first in the Boston Marathon, with a time of 2:35:15 (1979) placed first and set a world record, Boston Marathon, 2:22:43 (1983) placed first, Olympic Marathon Trials, 2:31:04 (1984) won Olympic gold medal and set Olympic record for the women's marathon, 2:24:52 (1984) received Jessie Owens Award (1984) named Women's Sports Foundation Amateur Sportswoman of the Year (1984) set world and American records, Chicago Women's Marathon, 2:21:21 (1985). in history and environmental studies, 1979 married Scott Samuelson, in 1984 children: Abigail (b. ![]() Born Joan Benoit on May 16, 1957, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine daughter of Nancy Benoit and Andre Benoit (a clothing retailer) Bowdoin College, B.A. American runner and gold-medal winner in the first Olympic marathon for women.
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