As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic ...

During the Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston last April, the roadside crowds cheered loudest for her, the local girl who conquered the world. Some of her competitors hadn't been born the year ...

Twenty years ago, Joan Benoit-Samuelson was stranded in a snowstorm at Newark International Airport. “We were coming back from London and the storm got me stuck,” said Samuelson, America’s greatest ...

WEX Living well Ambassador and Olympic Gold Medalist Advocates for a Culture of Wellness As the WEX Living well ambassador, Benoit Samuelson will support WEX and its employees as they work to achieve ...

BOSTON (AP) — Joan Benoit Samuelson plans to run the Boston Marathon again. The Boston Athletic Association says the two-time champion and Olympic gold medalist will be in the field on April 15.

LOS ANGELES – Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women’s Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American distance runners ...

(Reuters) - Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first woman to win an Olympic marathon gold medal, is going to race in next month's Boston Marathon at age 61, organisers said on Friday. The twice Boston ...

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You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. BOSTON — Joan Benoit Samuelson plans to run the Boston Marathon again at age 61. The Boston Athletic ...