they were each welcomed at the finish line by Joan Benoit Samuelson, the legendary matriarch of American distance running. Samuelson, 67, is Team USA’s first and only Olympic gold medalist at ...
Other ambassadors on hand include Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Patti Dillon, Marilyn Bevans, and Greg Meyer. NBC10 Boston and NECN meteorologist Tevin Wooten will also be running to raise ...
Joan Benoit Samuelson, a former Olympic marathon runner who won the first Olympic women’s marathon in 1984, is returning to be part of this year’s DONNA Marathon weekend. “What this race ...
Joan Benoit won the 1st Olympic marathon Watching all this with interest will be Joan Benoit Samuelson, who won the first Olympic marathon, which wasn't run until the Los Angeles Games in 1984.