Joan Benoit

Joan Benoit Samuelson is a Marathon Runner from America who was born on 16^th May 1957 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Her Achievements:-

• Won the Boston Marathon four times in 1979, 1981, 1983 and 1991 respectively.
• Won the 1980 Auckland Marathon clocking 2:31:23 seconds.
• Won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in 3000 meters held in Caracas.
• Earned a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, women's marathon was introduced the same year.
• Won the 1985 Chicago Marathon held in Chicago, United States.
• Inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame in 2000.