Earlene Brown

Earlene Brown

Earlene Brown at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	July 11, 1935 Latexo, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 21, 1983(1983-05-21) (aged 47) Compton, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	251 lb (114 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put, discus throw
Club	Spartan Women's Athletic Club Compton Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	SP – 16.69 m (1960) DT – 53.91 m (1960)[1]
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome Shot put Pan American Games 1959 Chicago Shot put 1959 Chicago Discus throw

Earlene Brown (née Dennis; June 11, 1935 – May 1, 1983) was an American athlete notable for her careers in track and field and roller games. She competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the shot put and discus throw and won a bronze medal in the shot put in 1960; she finished fourth in the discus in 1956.^[1]