Joan Benoit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joan Benoit

American distance runner

Date of Birth: 16-May-1957

Place of Birth: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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JBSamuelson

Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American Senior Grand Masters marathon runner who was the first-ever women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985.
Her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American woman at that race for 28 years.
She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.