Gareau, Jacqueline (1953–)

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Gareau, Jacqueline (1953–)

French-Canadian marathon runner. Born Mar 10, 1952, in L'Annonciation, Quebec, Canada.

Won National Capital Marathon and Montreal International (1979); placed 3rd in NY City Marathon (1980); won the Boston Marathon (1980), once Rosie Ruiz, who had only run the last half-mile, was eliminated as victor 8 days later; won Los Angeles Marathon (1984).

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