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TSU Olympic Medal Recipients

Edward Stanley Temple, USA Olympic Women's Track Coach – 1960, 1964, 1980;
Pan-American Track Coach – 1959 and 1975

17 GOLD OLYMPIC MEDALS
17 Gold Olympic Medals
100-Meter Dash
Wilma Rudolph-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1960 (Rome, Italy) 11.0-WR

Wyomia Tyus-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) 11.4

Wyomia Tyus-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1968 (Tokyo, Japan) 11.0-WR

200-Meter Dash
Wilma Rudolph-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1960 (Rome, Italy) 24.0

Edith McGuire-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) 23.0

4x100-Meter Relay
Martha Hudson-B.S
(1) Gold Medal – 1960 (Rome, Italy) 44.5

Barbara Jones-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1960 (Rome, Italy) 44.5

Lucinda Williams-B.S./M.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1960 (Rome, Italy) 44.5

Wilma Rudolph-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1960 (Rome, Italy) 44.5

4x100 Relay M ae Faggs-B.S./M.S
(1) Gold Medal – 1952 (Helsinki, Finland) 45.9

Barbara Jones-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1952 (Helsinki, Finland) 45.9

Chandra Cheeseborough-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1984 (Los Angeles) 41.65

Wyomia Tyus-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1968 (Tokyo, Japan) 42.8

4x400 Relay
Chandra Cheeseborough-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1984 (Los Angeles) 3:18.29

800-Meter
Madeline Manning-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1968 (Tokyo, Japan) 2:02.6

Long Jump
Ralph Boston-B.S.
(1) Gold Medal – 1960 (Rome, Italy) 26'07 ¾"

4x400 Relay
Ryan Fann
(1) Paralympics Gold Medal – 2004 (Athens, Greece) 3:27.00

8 SILVER OLYMPIC MEDALS

8 Silver Olympic Medals
Long Jump
Willye B. White-B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1956 (Melbourne, Australia) 19-11 ¾

Kathy McMillan-B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1976 (Montreal, Canada) 21-10 ¼

100-Meter
Edith McGuire -B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) 11.6

400-Meter
Chandra Cheeseborough-B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1984 (Los Angeles) 49.05

4x400-Meter
Madeline Manning -B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1972 (Munich, Germany) 3:25.15

4x100 Relay
Wyomia Tyus-B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) 43.9

Edith McGuire-B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) 43.9

Long Jump
Ralph Boston-B.S.
(1) Silver Medal – 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) 26-4 ¼

7 BRONZE OLYMPIC MEDALS
7 Bronze Olympic Medals
200-Meter Dash
Aubrey Patterson-B.S.
(1) Bronze Medal – 1948 (London, England) 25.2

4x100-Meter Relay
Wilma Rudolph-B.S.
(1) Bronze Medal – 1956 (Melbourne, Australia) 44.9

4x100-Meter Relay
Isabelle Daniels-B.S.
(1) Bronze Medal – 1956 (Melbourne, Australia) 44.9

4x100-Meter Relay
Margaret Matthews-B.S.
(1) Bronze Medal – 1956 (Melbourne, Australia) 44.9

4x100-Meter Relay
Mae Faggs-B.S./M.S.
(1) Bronze Medal – 1956 (Melbourne, Australia) 44.9

Long Jump
Ralph Boston-B.S.
(1) Bronze Medal – 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico) 26-9 ½

400-Meter Run
Ryan Fann
(1) Paralympics Bronze Medal (Athens, Greece) 53.64

13 USA OLYMPIAN PARTICIPANTS
13 USA Olympian Participa nts
100, 200-Meter Dash
Brenda Morehead-B.S. 1976 & 1980 (Montreal), (Russia)

80-Meter Hurdles/Long Jump
JoAnn Terry-B.S./M.S. 1960 & 1964 (Rome), (Tokyo)

100-Meter Dash
Iris Davis-B.S./M.S. 1972 & 1968 (Munich), (Mexico)

100-Meter Hurdles
Mamie Rallins-B.S. 1968 & 1972 (Mexico), (Munich)

100-Meter Hurdles
Shirley Crowder-B.S. 1960 (Rome)

200-Meter Dash
Vivian Brown-B.S. 1964 (Tokyo)

Long Jump, High Jump
Estelle Baskerville-B.S./M.S. 1964 & 1968 (Tokyo), (Mexico)

Long Jump
Martha Watson-B.S. 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 (Rome), (Mexico), (Munich), (Montreal)

High Jump
Eleanor Montgomery-B.S. 1964 & 1968 (Tokyo), (Mexico)

High Jump
Emma Reed-B.S. 1948 (London, England)

Long Jump
Anna Lois Smith-B.S./M.S. 1960 (Rome)

6 FOREIGN OLYMPIC PARTICIPANTS
6 Foreign Olympic Participa nts
100-Meter Hurdles
Lorraine Dunn-B.S. (Panama) 1964 (Tokyo)

100, 200-Meter Dash
Marcella Daniels-B.S. (Panama) 1964 & 1968 (Tokyo), (Mexico)

100, 200-Meter Dash
Debbie Jones-B.S. (Bermuda) 1976 & 1980 (Montreal), (Russia)

100, 200-Meter Dash
Cynthia Thompson-B.S./M.D. (Jamaica) 1952 & 1956 (Helsinki), (Melbourne)

4x400-Meter Relay, 400 Run
Helen Blake-B.S. (Jamaica) 1976 & 1980 (Montreal), (Russia)

4x100-Meter Relay, 200 Run
Una Morris-B.S. (Jamaica) 1964, 1968, 1972 (Tokyo), (Mexico), (Munich)

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