Updated Feb 14, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Thursday)
Birthplace
Cape Elizabeth, United States
Height
157 cm (5'2")
Nationality
Weight
46 kg (101 lbs)
Sport
Athletics
Residences
Freeport
Education
Bowdoin College, Cape Elizabeth High School, North Carolina State University
Zodiac Sign
♉ Taurus
Chinese Zodiac
鸡 Rooster
Name Origin
English < Hebrew (יוֹחָנָה)
Popularity
Tier C -- 2,675 Wikipedia views/month
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Joan Benoit Samuelson: American distance runner.
Born in Cape Elizabeth (age 68).
2 awards including Honda Sports Award for Cross Country.
Stands 5′2″ tall.
Joan Benoit Samuelson has 1 credits in our database.
Filmography (1)
AWARDS (2)
B
Honda Sports Award for Cross Country
WON
B
Maine Women's Hall of Fame
WON
Biography
Joan Benoit Samuelson, née Joan Benoit, is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985. Her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American woman in that race for 28 years. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Joan Benoit Samuelson was born in Cape Elizabeth.
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Joan Benoit Samuelson has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include 16 Days of Glory (1985).
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