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Benoit Samuelson

American  
[buh-noit] / bəˈnɔɪt /

noun

  1. Joan Joan Benoit, born 1957, U.S. distance runner: first Olympic marathon women's winner, 1984.


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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

And perhaps they could run together, said Benoit Samuelson, who plans to run the Boston Marathon next year to celebrate turning 65.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022

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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