Evelyn Ashford

Evelyn Ashford
Ashford in 1984
Personal information
BornApril 15, 1957 (1957-04-15) (age 67)[1]
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event60–400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 yd: 6.54 WR (1982)
100 m: 10.76 (1984)
200 m: 21.83 (1979)
400 m: 51.57 (1979)[2][3]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 100 m
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan 200 m

Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder in the 60-yard dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first woman to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.[4] Ashford has the distinction of owning the longest unbroken athletics record (60y dash).

  1. ^ a b c d "Evelyn Ashford". Summer Olympics Athletes Fan Guide. ESPN. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Evelyn Ashford. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Evelyn Ashford. IAAF
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evelyn Ashford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.