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Nina Kuscsik, marathon pioneer and Boston winner, dies

Nina Kuscsik, women's marathoning pioneer from Long Island, dies at age 86

Nina Kuscsik, who was the first celebrity of women’s marathoning and used her clout to agitate for the first women's Olympic race at that distance in 1984, died June 8 of respiratory failure at her Huntington Station home after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 86.

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Nina Kuscsik, a 'Celebrated Icon' and First Woman to Officially Win Boston Marathon, Dies at 86

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Nina Kuscsik, marathon pioneer and first (official) winner of Boston Marathon’s women’s race, has died

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Legendary U.S. Marathon Champion Dead At 86

Nina Kuscsik, the first woman to win the Boston Marathon, died at age 86. Per her obituary, Kuscsik died of respiratory ...

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Remembering Nina Kuscsik, a trailblazer in women's running

Back in the 1970s, the prevailing thought was that it wasn't safe for women to run. A leader in the fight for a woman's right to run has died. Nina Kuscsik was 86.

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