Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
100metres The very first one from the Battle of Marathon to Athens was 26 miles 365 feet. The guy that ran it ran that, got to athens, said "We won!" and died ^^
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In 1896 in Greece 13 of the 17 entrants were Greek and the winner was the Greek Spiridon Louis.
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HighlightsNepal were first represented by four boxers and two marathon runners at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games. They have yet to win an Olympic medal, although Tejbir BURA did win a gold medal in alpi
The first women's Olympic marathon was held in Los Angeles in 1984; the winner was Joan Benoit of the USA.
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That was the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Joan Benoit of the United States won the gold medal.
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The 1900 Olympic Games in Paris.
The result of this marathon was:- Gold - Joan Benoit - USA Silver - Grete Waitz - Noway Bronze - Rosa Mota - Portugal
Naoko Takahashi of Japan in a time of 2:23:14, the current Olympic record.
As far as the Modern Olympics go, the first men's marathon was at the 1896 Games in Athens and the first women's marathon was at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
1984 in LA
Frankie Nelson was the winner of the first women's bicycling marathon. It took place from January 6-11, 1896 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Women's marathon lasted aleast 42 kilometres The Women's marathon lasted atleast 42 kilometres