Barbara Jones (sprinter)

Barbara Jones
Jones (2nd right) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1937-03-26) March 26, 1937 (age 87)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materTennessee State University
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubTSU Tigers, Nashville
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.5 (1955)
200 m – 25.0 (1953)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 4×100 m relay

Barbara Pearl Jones (later Slater, born March 26, 1937) is a retired American sprinter. She was part of the 4 × 100 m relay teams that won gold medals at the 1952 and 1960 Olympics and at the 1955 and 1959 Pan American Games. At the 1952 Olympics she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, aged 15 years 123 days.[3] She later became a member of the U.S. Paralympic Games Committee.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Barbara Jones". trackfield.brinkster.net.
  3. ^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Kansas City, Missouri Public and Charter Schools Host 2nd Annual Double Dutch D. Kansas City Star (April 24, 2008)


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