Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
The answer depends on the distance for the race. A marathon runner could not maintain the speed attained by a sprint runner.
If you are fast enough to win selection for the Olympic team, you are old enough.
Samuel Wanjiru
The current lead runner in the marathon race is Sarah Johnson.
"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
The men's record in the London Marathon was set in 2011 by Emmanuel Mutai in a time of 2:04:38.
The winners of the Olympic marathon were Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila in 1960 and American athlete Don Kardong in 1964. Abebe Bikila famously won the 1960 Rome Olympics marathon while running barefoot, setting a new world record. In 1964, Don Kardong finished third, with the marathon victory going to Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia.
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Abebe Bikila, the legendary Ethiopian distance runner, won the first of two Olympic Marathons (at the 1960 Rome Games) barefooted.He won again at the '64 Tokyo Games with shoes on!
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