Joan Benoit
Joan Benoit was born on May 16, 1957. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Joan Benoit
Joan Benoit Samuelson (née Benoit; born May 16, 1957) 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.