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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?

Popular As Joan Lamb
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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 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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1940

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.

1943

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.

1961

She went to Wellesley College, graduating with a degree in German literature in 1961.

1965

In 1965 Joan Lamb married fellow physician Daniel Ullyot.

1966

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.

1975

In 1975, she placed sixth in the first International Women's Marathon, held in Germany.

1976

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.

1977

In 1977, she won the women's category of the first Bloomsday Run in Spokane.

1980

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.

1981

In response, the IOC program committee approved the marathon at their next meeting in February 1981.

1984

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.

1990

In 1990, Ullyot married Dr. Charles E. Becker.

She died in Palo Alto, California, in 2021, aged 80 years.

2019

Ullyot was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Distance Running Hall of Fame in 2019.