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Joan Benoit-Samuelson
When the women's marathon was added to the Olympics in 1984, Joan Benoit-Samuelson became the first female gold medalist. Despite battling the warm weather of Los Angeles and lingering pain from arthroscopic knee surgery, Benoit-Samuelson came through the tunnel of the L.A. Coliseum first to win the event in 2:24:52. Just a year later, she set an American record of 2:21:21 in the Chicago marathon that stood for 18 years. She continued to run even after her elite years were over -- her 1998 New York City Marathon time qualified her for the 2000 Olympic Trials.
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Joan Benoit-Samuelson
When the women's marathon was added to the Olympics in 1984, Joan Benoit-Samuelson became the first female gold medalist. Despite battling the warm weather of Los Angeles and lingering pain from arthroscopic knee surgery, Benoit-Samuelson came through the tunnel of the L.A. Coliseum first to win the event in 2:24:52. Just a year later, she set an American record of 2:21:21 in the Chicago marathon that stood for 18 years. She continued to run even after her elite years were over -- her 1998 New York City Marathon time qualified her for the 2000 Olympic Trials.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multime...z1yha00482
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