Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for the marathon?
Answer Joan Benoit
The women's marathon first became an Olympic sport in 1984, and Joan Benoit won after an impressive return from knee surgery. Her winning time at 2:24:52 was almost four minutes ahead of the second place runner, Grete Waitz.
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