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Nina Kuscsik, Marathoner Who Broke Gender Barriers, Dies at 86

  • Nina Kuscsik, a pioneering American long-distance runner, died on June 8 at age 86 in Huntington Station, New York.
  • She entered races when women were barred or discouraged from long-distance events and advocated for rule changes through protests and lawsuits in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
  • Kuscsik won the first official women’s Boston Marathon in 1972 and the New York City Marathon in 1972 and 1973, being the only woman to run the inaugural 1970 New York Marathon.
  • She broke three hours in a marathon with a 2:56:04 finish in 1971, ran over 80 marathons, set the American 50-mile record in 1977, and helped add the women's marathon to the 1984 Olympics as Kathrine Switzer said she did “the tough work of changing the rules.”
  • Her advocacy and achievements opened doors for future generations, earning multiple Hall of Fame inductions and wide respect within the running community.
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Canadian Running Magazine broke the news in on Monday, June 16, 2025.
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