Joan Benoit Samuelson

Joan Benoit Samuelson won Olympic gold in the women's marathon at the 1984 games in Los Angeles, the first year the event was added to the Olympics. Now 54, she still runs competitively, and is serving as spokeswoman for the inaugural Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon in April.
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( photo courtesy Joan Benoit Samuelson )

Joan Benoit Samuelson won Olympic gold in the women's marathon at the 1984 games in Los Angeles, the first year the event was added to the Olympics. Now 54, she still runs competitively, and is serving as spokeswoman for the inaugural Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon in April.

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Event guide

June 22nd : 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Rain date is June 23)