That was the 1984 Games held in Los Angeles. The gold medal was won by Joan Benoit of the United States.
That was the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Joan Benoit of the United States won the gold medal.
1984 in LA
According to the International Olympic Committee, Spyridon Louis was a shephard.
womens football will kick off the olympics this year.
2:06:32 by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, a new Olympic record.
The Boston Marathon was first conducted in 1897.
The Boston Marathon was first conducted in 1897.
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The first Boston marathon took place in 1897 in Boston.
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC. The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. This is a modern event that started in 1896.
The first Olympic games were in Greece.
The Columbus Marathon first took place in the year 1980. The first race was on November 16th 1980 and featured 2500 runners. To date, this marathon features thousands of runners every year.