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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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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

Indeed, she has been taken by Yugeta, who in 2019 assumed a title that many thought would be seized by Benoit Samuelson.

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

Perhaps you went with a woman: Switzer, Benoit Samuelson, or Waitz.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2013