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Track and Field
Track and field: women athletes and history of women's events.
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (8)
- Florence Griffith Joyner (7)
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (8)
- Wilma Rudolph (8)
- Women at the Olympics
Joan Benoit
Joan Benoit, marathon runner who won the Olympics in 1984, qualifying only weeks after undergoing knee surgery, first came to public attention when she won the 1979 Boston Marathon.
Joan Benoit Samuelson Inducted Into US Olympics Hall of Fame
Joan Benoit Samuelson, marathon runner and record-setter, arrived for the Hall of Fame ceremony in Chicago in 2008.
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Voted best woman athlete of the 20th century, Fanny Blankers-Koen was the first woman to win four gold medals at one Olympics. That accomplishment came at age 30 after she had had two children.
Wyomia Tyus
Wyomia Tyus won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, setting world records for her speed.