The first women's Olympic marathon was held in Los Angeles in 1984; the winner was Joan Benoit of the USA.
That was the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Joan Benoit of the United States won the gold medal.
1984 in LA
Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
Marathon
Water Polo is a sport which has been contested in every Olympic Games since the 1900 Summer Olympic Games in Paris - and will be contested again in 2012.
Marathon
The 1900 Olympic Games in Paris.
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.
Boxing was first contested as a full Olympic sport at the 1904 Olympics. It has been contested in every Olympics since, with the exception of the 1912 games, held in Stockholm, Sweden - where boxing was banned at the time.
Yes. It was first contested in 1928, but then it was not contested again until 1948. After 1948, it was not contested again until 2002, and since then it has been played in every Olympic after 2002.
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.
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 ^^