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Birth name | Lorraine Fay Dunn |
Born | Panama City, Panama | 12 September 1942
Died | 16 October 2003 Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States | (aged 61)
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprinting, hurdling |
Club | TSU Tigerbelles, Nashville |
Medal record |
Lorraine Dunn (later Davis, 12 September 1942 – 16 October 2003) was a Panamanian sprinter and hurdler. She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1960 and the 1964 Summer Olympics as well as the 80 metres hurdles in 1964. Dunn finished third in the 200 metres with a time of 24.7 seconds and finished fourth in the 80 metres hurdles at the 1963 Pan American Games.[1] Dunn's international breakthrough came when she won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games as a 16-year old. She also won a silver medal in the 80 metres hurdles and a bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.