 Tyus in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 29, 1945 Griffin, Georgia, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSU Tigers, Nashville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 yd – 10.3 (1965) 100 m – 11.08 (1968) 200 m – 23.08 (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wyomia Tyus (pronunciation: why-o-mi; born August 29, 1945) is a retired American track and field sprinter, and the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m (a feat since duplicated by Carl Lewis, Gail Devers, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Usain Bolt, and Elaine Thompson-Herah).[1]
- ^ "Wyomia Tyus". Olympics at Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2017.