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Joan Benoit Samuelson

Chronology

1957	Born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
1972	Begins running while recovering from a skiing accident
1979	Sets women's record in her first Boston Marathon.
1979	Graduates from Bowdoin College.
1981-84	Coaches Boston University women distance runners.
1983	Set women's world record of 2:22:43 at Boston Marathon.
1984	Set women's world record for marathon at Olympic Games.
1984	Marries Bowdoin graduate Scott Samuelson.
1987	Runs Boston Marathon while three months pregnant with first child.
1989	Finishes ninth among women runners at Boston Marathon.
1991	Finishes fourth among women runners at Boston Marathon.
1991	Diagnosed with asthma.
1996	Places 13th at 1996 Olympic Trials.