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Who was the first ever women's Marathon champion at the Olympic Games?

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Who was the first ever women's Marathon champion at the Olympic Games?
posted Aug 19, 2016 by Rupali Thakur

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Thanks for the query.
The answer for the question is Joan Benoit

She is an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the year that the women's marathon was introduced. As a result, she was the first-ever women's Olympic marathon champion .

Joan Benoit first ever women's Marathon champion in 1984 Summer Olympics

answer Sep 14, 2016 by Naveen Kumar
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