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The inaugural race in 1981, known as the "Jordache Los Angeles Pro-Am Marathon", was run with two sections, a professional section with 100,000 USD in prize money, and an amateur section. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Both the 1982 and 1983 races were known as the "Los Angeles Lite Marathon".
Joan Benoit. Scott Samuelson (m. September 29, 1984) [ 1] Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [ 2] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years ...
Los Angeles Marathon: Los Angeles, United States W55 progression: 2:48:06: Krisha Stanton Australia: 18 May 1966: 56: 2 October 2022 [a] London Marathon: London, United Kingdom 2:45:27: Jenny Hitchings United States: 1 July 1963: 59: 23 April 2023: London Marathon: London, United Kingdom [citation needed] W60 progression: 2:52:13: Mariko Yugeta ...
Runners start the 39th Los Angeles Marathon at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) The following is the unofficial list of top finishers in the 2024 L.A. Marathon .
Stacy Ndiwa won the women's elite division of the L.A. Marathon for the second consecutive year, shaving 5:32 off last year's effort on Sunday. Dominic Ngeno, Stacy Ndiwa celebrate after winning ...
The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.34 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
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Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington) [2] is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon.With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. [3]