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1984 Joan Benoit Samuelson’s Olympic Marathon Win
1media/Joan Benoit Samuelson 1984_thumb.jpg2021-12-29T05:30:22+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4913The moment when Joan Benoit Samuelson emerged into the sunlight of the Los Angeles Olympic stadium was the perfect symbol for how far women’s running had come. Even more than a symbol, the message Samuelson gave as she moved from obscurity to acclaim triggered a transformation that 35 years later is still gaining momentum. That was the moment when women's running worldwide moved from the margins to the mainstream.plain2021-12-29T05:33:35+00:001984Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49
1media/Screen Shot 2022-01-26 at 5.12.07 PM.png2021-12-29T05:26:38+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a491984 Olympics - Women's Marathon Breakthrough Moment6Joan Benoit - First Woman to win a Gold Medal at the Olympics in the Marathonimage_header2022-01-27T01:21:47+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49