Joan Benoit Samuelson, 1957 -

• Known For: Marathon runner, Olympic Gold Medal winner
• Maine Connection: Born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine; graduated from Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine); resides in Freeport, Maine.

Resources

Selected Books by Joan Benoit Samuelson

• Joan Samuelson’s Running for Women by Joan Benoit Samuelson and Gloria Averbuch, c1995.

Selected books about Joan Benoit Samuelson

• Running with the Legends by Michael Sandrock, c1996.
• Champions: Stories of Ten Remarkable Athletes by Bill Littlefield, c1993.
• Great Women Athletes of the 20th Century by Robert J.Condon, c1991.
• Running Tide by Joan Benoit with Sally Baker, 1987.

Selected Websites

• National Distance Running Hall of Fame: Joan Benoit Samuelson
• Maine Women's Hall of Fame: Joan Benoit Samuelson
• Maine Memory Network: Joan Benoit, Danny Bolduc in Augusta, 1980