The women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 22 in the streets of Athens, Greece. These streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent road surface f
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Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long-distance runner. She is the former American record holder in the marathon and numerous road distances. Kastor held 15 American records simultaneously in every
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon
…marked the second consecutive gold for Japan in the women's marathon with Naoko Takahashi claiming the event in Sydney four years earlier. Meanwhile, Deena Kastor of the United States came from behind to easily surpass the fading Alemu, and earn the first Olympic medal by an American female in the event since…
Deena Kastor at the 2012 US Olympic Marathon Trials