Marilyn Bevans

Biography

Marilyn Bevans is an American former marathon runner. She became the first sub-three-hour, African-American female marathon runner, and the first national-class black female American marathoner. Bevans came in second place at the 1973 Maryland Marathon with a time of 3:31:45, and again came in second at the 1977 Boston Marathon, where she ran 2:51:12.

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