Florence Griffith-Joyner won three gold medals and a silver on the track at the 1988 Olympics. Alongside her 100m abd 200m victories are a gold in the 4x100m relay and a silver in the 4x400m relay.
In 1984 the Los Angeles Olympics had a women's marathon. Joan Benoit Samuelson of the United States won.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States.
Winners of the gold medal in marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics: Men: Gelindo Bordin, Italy Women: Rosa Mota, Portugal
Bonnie Blair
Alberto Tomba won 5 Olympic medals, 3 gold and 2 silver. He won gold in Giant Slalom at the 1988 and 1992 Games and gold in Slalom at the 1988 Games. He won silver in Slalom at the 1992 and 1994 Games.
Naoko Takahashi of Japan in a time of 2:23:14, the current Olympic record.
That was the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Joan Benoit of the United States won the gold medal.
No one has won the Olympic marathon more than twice. This feat has been done twice by Abebe Bikila (1960 & 1964) and Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 & 1980)
According to the International Olympic Committee, Spyridon Louis was a shephard.
Samuel Wanjiru in the Olympic Modern Marathon.
Samuel Wanjiru
Alyson Felix (USA) in 21.88s.
In 1984 the Los Angeles Olympics had a women's marathon. Joan Benoit Samuelson of the United States won.
Allyson Felix from the United States won the gold with a time of 21.88
Lorraine Moller
Men: Samuel Wanjiru Women: Constantina Diţă-Tomescu
Hwang Young-Cho, who won the Olympic Marathon in 1992.