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Track and Field Olympic History

Track and Field Olympic History

PHOTO: Wilma Rudolph (Left) and Ralph Boston (Right)
 
 
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS (16)
100 METER DASH
Wilma Rudolph 1960 Rome, Italy 11.0 WR
Wyomia Tyus 1964 Tokyo, Japan 11.4
Wyomia Tyus 1966 Mexico City, Mexico 11.0 WR

200 METER DASH
Wilma Rudolph 1960 Rome, Italy 24.0
Edith McGuire 1964 Tokyo, Japan 23.0

4x100 METER RELAY
Mae Faggs 1952 Helsinki, Finland 45.9
Barbara Jones 1952 Helsinki, Finland 45.9
Martha Hudson 1960 Rome, Italy 44.5
Barbara Jones 1960 Rome, Italy 44.5
Lucinda Williams 1960 Rome, Italy 44.5
Wilma Rudolph 1960 Rome, Italy 44.5
Wyomia Tyus 1968 Mexico City, Mexico 42.8
Chandra Cheeseborough 1984 Los Angeles, USA 41.65

4x400 METER RELAY
Chandra Cheeseborough 1984 Los Angeles, USA 3:18.29

800 METER
Madeline Manning 1968 Tokyo, Japan 2:02.6

LONG JUMP
Ralph Boston  1960 Rome, Italy 26'07 3/4"

OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALS (8)
LONG JUMP
Willye B. White 1956 Melbourne, Australia 19-11 ¾
Kathy McMillian 1976 Montreal, Canada 21-10 ¾

100 METER DASH
Edith McGuire 1964 Tokyo, Japan 11.6

400 METER 
Chandra Cheeseborough 1984 Los Angeles, USA 49.05

4x400 METER RELAY
Madeline Manning 1972 Munich, Germany 3:25.15

4x100 METER RELAY
Wyomia Tyus 1964 Tokyo, Japan 43.9
Edith McGuire 1964 Tokyo, Japan 43.9

LONG JUMP
Ralph Boston 1964 Tokyo, Japan 26-4 ½

 
OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALS (6)
200 METER
Aubrey Patterson 1948 London, England 25.2

LONG JUMP
Ralph Boston 1968 Mexico City, Mexico 26-9 1/2

4x100 METER RELAY
Wilma Rudolph 1956 Melbourne, Australia 44.9
Isabelle Daniels 1956 Melbourne, Australia 44.9
Margaret Matthews 1956 Melbourne, Australia 44.9
Mae Faggs 1956 Melbourne, Australia 44.9

PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALS (1)
4X400M RELAY
Ryan Fann 2004 Athens, Greece 3:27.00
   
 
PARALYMPIC BRONZE MEDALS (1)
400 METER
Ryan Fann 2004 Athens, Greece 53:64

  
OTHER USA OLYMPIC TEAM MEMBERS (11)
Brenda Morehead 100 Meters, 200 Meters 1976 (Montreal, Canada); 1980 (Moscow, Russia)*
JoAnn Terry 80-Meter Hurdles/Long Jump 1960 (Rome, Italy); 1964 (Tokyo, Japan)
Iris Davis 100 Meters 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico); 1972 (Munich, Germany)
Mammie Rallins 100 Meter Hurdles 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico); 1972 (Munich, Germany)
Shirley Crowder 100 Meter Hurdles 1960 (Rome, Italy)
Vivian Brown 200 Meters 1964 (Tokyo, Japan)
Estelle Baskerville Long Jump, High Jump 1964 (Tokyo, Japan); 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico)
Martha Watson Long Jump 1964 (Tokyo, Japan); 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico); 1972 (Munich, Germany); 1976 (Montreal, Canada)
Eleanor Montgomery High Jump 1964 (Tokyo, Japan); 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico)
Emma Reed High Jump 1948 (London, England)
Anna Lois Smith Long Jump Long Jump 1960 (Rome)
* The United State boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia

   
FOREIGN OLYMPIC PARTICIPANTS (6)
Lorraine Dunn (Panama) 100-Meter Hurdles 1964 (Tokyo, Japan)
Marcella Daniels (Panama) 100-Meters, 200-Meters 1964 (Tokyo, Japan); 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico)
Debbie Jones (Bermuda) 100-Meters, 200-Meters 1976 (Montreal, Canada); 1980 (Moscow, Russia)
Cynthia Thompson (Jamaica) 100-Meters, 200-Meters 1952 (Helsinki, Finland); 1956 (Melbourne, Australia)
Helen Blake (Jamaica) 4x400-Meter Relay, 400-Meters 1976 (Montreal, Canada); 1980 (Moscow, Russia)
Una Morris (Jamaica) 4x100-Meter Relay, 200-Meters 1964 (Tokyo, Japan); 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico); 1972 (Munich, Germany)