Joan Benoit Samuelson Earns Her Six-Star Medal at Tokyo Marathon

At the Tokyo Marathon, Joan Benoit Samuelson completed all six World Marathon Majors, earning her final star at age 66.

On Sunday in Tokyo, Joan Benoit Samuelson completed all six World Marathon Majors, earning her final star at age 66. The first ever Olympic women’s marathon champion finished the Tokyo Marathon in 3:38:37, continuing several decades of high level distance running performances, including her victories at the Boston Marathon in 1979 and 1983, and at Chicago in 1985.

In an Instagram recap of Sunday’s race, Benoit Samuelson wrote, “Unfinished business finally completed thanks to a little help from my friends in the global running community. Feeling at home in all lands with the Abbott World Marathon Majors.” The running icon wasn’t the only masters runner making history at the Tokyo Marathon though. Mariko Yugeta—the first woman over 60 to ever go sub-3 for 26.2 miles—clocked a time of 3:01:28 at age 65.

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