LOS ANGELES – Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women’s Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American distance runners ...

As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic ...

Joan Benoit Samuelson holds an American flag in celebration after winning gold in the women's marathon at the 1984 L.A. Olympic Games. (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press) As Joan Benoit Samuelson ...

LOS ANGELES :Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American distance runners ...

FARMINGTON — University of Maine graduates got an emotional sendoff during Saturday’s commencement from their senior class speaker and Joan Benoit Samuelson, a hero and role model for women everywhere ...

WEX Living well Ambassador and Olympic Gold Medalist Advocates for a Culture of Wellness As the WEX Living well ambassador, Benoit Samuelson will support WEX and its employees as they work to achieve ...

First-grade students in Cape Elizabeth had story time with a special guest on Wednesday. Maine native Joan Benoit Samuelson, an Olympic gold medalist in the marathon who twice won the Boston Marathon, ...