Benoit Samuelson
Americannoun
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His newest book is “The Long Run,” which discusses the 1970s running boom and is a narrative history of four who sparked the marathon boom: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Grete Waitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
D’Amato joined running royalty and previous American marathon record holders Joan Benoit Samuelson and Deena Kastor in Chicago as a spectator.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2022
Joan Benoit Samuelson, the 1984 Olympic marathon winner, started the field on their way along along the three-loop course that proved to be extremely fast.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
No American woman has won Olympic gold in the marathon since Joan Benoit Samuelson in 1984, which was the first women’s Olympic marathon.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2018
Joan Benoit Samuelson, who won gold at the first women’s marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, says Keflezighi has left a “unique legacy.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
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