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 to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.[4] Ashford has the distinction of owning the longest unbroken athletics record (60y dash).
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EvelynAshford (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...
fastest time at the United States Olympic Trials, held in Los Angeles. EvelynAshford, another UCLA alumna and early favorite to medal, dropped out of the...
Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 16 July 1988 breaking EvelynAshford's four-year-old world record by .27 seconds. The extraordinary nature...
have often featured on Athlete of the Year lists. Carl Lewis (1984), EvelynAshford (1984), Florence Griffith-Joyner (1988), Usain Bolt (2008) and Elaine...
television series The Crown. Atkins portrayed graduate school professor EvelynAshford to Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson) in Wit, a 2001 American television...
for opening the door for future African-American track stars such as EvelynAshford, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. In fact, in the...
Awards and achievements Preceded by EvelynAshford Marion Jones Women's Track & Field ESPY Award 1994 2003–2004 Succeeded by Gwen Torrence Not awarded...
coached UCLA alumna EvelynAshford to a world record in the women's 100 m, set in Colorado Springs. In 1984, she coached Ashford to gold medals in the...
and World University Games. In 1988, Torrence achieved a tie with EvelynAshford in the 55 m race at the U.S. national indoor championships. She also...
Johnson gained his first international victory over Carl Lewis while EvelynAshford pipped Heike Drechsler to the gold in the women's race. The Soviet Union...
Hopkins 1977–78: Brenda Morehead 1979: EvelynAshford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980–83: EvelynAshford 1984–85: Alice Brown 1986: Jeanette Bolden...
Randy Williams George Woods Women's track athletes Debra Armstrong EvelynAshford Rhonda Brady Rosalyn Bryant Chandra Cheeseborough Pat Donnelly Sheila...
did not," said former American sprinter and 1984 Olympic champion, EvelynAshford. Exum's documents revealed that Carl Lewis had tested positive three...
Hopkins 1977–78: Brenda Morehead 1979: EvelynAshford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980–83: EvelynAshford 1984–85: Alice Brown 1986: Jeanette Bolden...
Birmingham, Alabama, on July 1, 1961, the son of William Lewis (1927–1987) and Evelyn née Lawler Lewis. His mother was a hurdler on the 1951 Pan-Am team. His...
Brisco-Hooks United States 9 August 1984 Los Angeles 24 21.83 −0.2 EvelynAshford United States 24 August 1979 Montreal 25 21.85 +0.3 Bärbel Wöckel East...
Randy Williams George Woods Women's track athletes Debra Armstrong EvelynAshford Rhonda Brady Rosalyn Bryant Chandra Cheeseborough Pat Donnelly Sheila...
Games Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details EvelynAshford United States 10.97 Alice Brown United States 11.13 Merlene Ottey Jamaica 11.16 200 metres...
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