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Did you know... that American physician and marathon runner Joan Ullyot was one of the key figures in successfully lobbying for a women’s
marathon in the
Olympic Games?
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... that American physician and marathon runner Joan Ullyot was one of the key figures in successfully lobbying for a women’s
marathon in the
Olympic Games? Source: "in the 1980s she was instrumental in successfully pressing the International Olympic Commission to include a women’s marathon in the Games." Source:
New York Times
A fact from Joan Ullyot appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 August 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that American physician and marathon runner Joan Ullyot was one of the key figures in successfully lobbying for a women’s
marathon in the
Olympic Games?
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... that American physician and marathon runner Joan Ullyot was one of the key figures in successfully lobbying for a women’s
marathon in the
Olympic Games? Source: "in the 1980s she was instrumental in successfully pressing the International Olympic Commission to include a women’s marathon in the Games." Source:
New York Times