Joy Johnson (1926 – 2013) was an American marathon runner. Johnson ran 25 times in the New York City Marathon. [1] She holds the record as the oldest female finisher in the event. [2] She did not begin running until age 59 and was a high school teacher. [3]

2013年11月5日 · Joy Johnson, 86, who ran her 25th New York City Marathon on Sunday, died one day later at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.

2013年11月6日 · Joy Johnson, the oldest woman to compete in the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, died in her sleep the next day, her sneakers still laced on her feet. The 86-year-old athlete,...

2013年11月5日 · Joy Johnson, who at 86 was the oldest woman to complete Sunday’s New York City Marathon, died on Monday at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. As the New York Daily News...

2013年11月5日 · Eighty-six-year-old California resident Joy Johnson completed Sunday’s race in just under eight hours. The following afternoon she was resting in her New York City hotel room and never woke up...

2013年11月6日 · Joy Johnson, NYC Marathon's oldest runner, dies at age 86 after complaining of fatigue, possibly from a head injury received in the race.

2015年10月30日 · When 50,000-plus runners cross the starting line of the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1, one runner will be noticeably absent: Joy Johnson, a former physical education teacher who took up running...

2013年11月5日 · Joy Johnson was the oldest marathon "streaker" in New York race. Streakers are people who compete in 15 or more straight races. An 86-year-old marathon runner from the South Bay died...

2013年11月6日 · Minnesota native Joy Johnson, 86, who ran her 25th New York City Marathon on Sunday, died one day later at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.

Joy Kratzke Johnson (B.S. ’52), who completed her 25th New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, died at the age of 86 the next day. A Minnesota native, Johnson was a physical education and math teacher in Duluth for several years before moving to California’s Bay Area, where she continued to teach and coach track, […]</p>