Columbus Marathon: Road To The Olympics
More than 50 Olympians have run in Columbus, including the 1980 men’s Silver Medalist, Gerard Nigboer, 1984 Women’s Gold Medalist, Joan Benoit, 1984 Men’s Fourth Place Finisher, Joseph Nzau and 1984 Women’s 6th Place Finisher, Priscilla Welch. In 1983, seven women qualified for the Women’s U.S. Olympic Trials event, six of them were from the state of Ohio. The top 10 males also qualified for their Olympic Trials events. Seven of them men ran in the 1984 Olympics for their respective countries. The following year, eight Olympians competed in the Columbus Marathon. In 1992, 109 of the country’s top runners came to Columbus. Only 3 would qualify for the team and their quest for a medal at the Summer Olympics: Steve Spence, Ed Eyestone, and Bob Kempainen.
Since then, more and more athletes have come to Columbus to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials.
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