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.
Bruce Tulloh has written: 'The Olympic Games' 'Running Your First Marathon and Half-Marathon' 'Track athletics' -- subject(s): Track and field 'Naturally fit' -- subject(s): Exercise, Physical fitness 'Tulloh on running' -- subject(s): Running 'Running Log'
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Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
Marathon
Running was there in the first Commonwealth Games in 1930 in Hamilton,Canada. In Atheletics there were a total of 11 running games which also included marathon.
Some running events were included in the original Greek games.
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Marathon
The first women's Olympic marathon was held in Los Angeles in 1984; the winner was Joan Benoit of the USA.
the played really boring games like running naked
Spyridon "Spyros" Louis won the first modern-day Olympic marathon, which is a long-distance running event.