Joan Benoit Samuelson holds an American flag in celebration after winning gold in the women's marathon at the 1984 L.A. Olympic Games. (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press) As Joan Benoit Samuelson ...
CHICAGO While Joan Benoit Samuelson took her victory lap after the inaugural Olympic marathon for women at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, her mother embraced her with pride and skepticism, saying, “Now ...
LOS ANGELES — 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 ...