Benoit Samuelson

[ buh-noit ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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

On Sunday, Benoit Samuelson said she would like to run the Tokyo Marathon.

From New York Times

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

Joan Benoit Samuelson, a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon and the first Olympic women’s marathon champion, introduced herself to Mariko Yugeta, the first woman over 60 to run a marathon in under three hours.

From New York Times