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Joan Ullyot (Joan Lamb) was born on 1 July, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, US, is an American runner (1940–2021). Discover Joan Ullyot's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Joan Lamb |
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| Age |
80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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1 July 1940 |
| Birthday |
1 July |
| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Date of death |
18 June, 2021 |
| Died Place |
Palo Alto, California, US |
| Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous runner with the age 80 years old group.
Joan Ullyot Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Joan Ullyot Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Joan Ullyot worth at the age of 80 years old? Joan Ullyot’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. She is from United States. We have estimated Joan Ullyot's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Timeline
Joan Ullyot (nee Lamb, July 1, 1940 – June 18, 2021) was an American physician, author, and runner.
She was one of the key figures in successfully lobbying for a women's marathon in the Olympic Games.
Joan Wingate Lamb was born on July 1, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois.
Her father, Theodore Lamb, died in 1943.
Her mother Deborah remarried, to a man named William Gelette.
They moved to Manhattan and then, later on, to Pasadena, California, where she attended the Westridge School.
She went to Wellesley College, graduating with a degree in German literature in 1961.
In 1965 Joan Lamb married fellow physician Daniel Ullyot.
She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1966.
Ullyot was an exercise physiologist associated with the Institute of Health Research in San Francisco, and a project director at the Research Institute of Laboratory Medicine at the Pacific Medical Center.
In 1975, she placed sixth in the first International Women's Marathon, held in Germany.
In 1976, she published the book Women's Running, in which she countered common arguments that women were not built for running long distances.
It was one of the first books discussing this topic.
They had two sons and were divorced in 1976.
In 1977, she won the women's category of the first Bloomsday Run in Spokane.
She also wrote Running Free: A Book for Women Runners and their Friends (1980), and an updated edition of her first book, The New Women's Running (1984).
She also wrote a column in Runner's World magazine, and consulted and lectured on women's nutrition and fitness.
When the IOC program committee asked for "further studies on the physiological and psychological effects of competitive marathon running on women" in April 1980, Ullyot compiled medical evidence to make the affirmative case for including the marathon in the Olympics.
In response, the IOC program committee approved the marathon at their next meeting in February 1981.
Ullyot herself won ten marathons, and won the masters category at the Boston Marathon in 1984.
Ullyot won ten marathons, and won the masters category at the Boston Marathon in 1984.
In 1990, Ullyot married Dr. Charles E. Becker.
She died in Palo Alto, California, in 2021, aged 80 years.
Ullyot was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Distance Running Hall of Fame in 2019.
