Cheryl Renee Toussaint (born December 16, 1952) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 800 metres.
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Full name | Cheryl Renee Toussaint | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | December 16, 1952 (1952-12-16) (age 69) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
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She grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Erasmus Hall High School, setting the indoor record in the 600-yard run in 1970, the same year she graduated from high school.[1] She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich where she won the silver medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay with her team mates Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning and 400 m bronze medalists Kathy Hammond.
In 1987, Toussaint founded Tousse Running Apparel, a company designing custom Team track Apparel. Working with GK Elite Sportswear, Toussaint has developed a line of track and field uniforms that can be custom designed online.
in 2015, Cheryl became the Meet Director for the Colgate Women's Games, the nation's largest track and field series for women.[2]
Pan American Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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US National Championship winners in women's 800-meter dash | |
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1927–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's indoor 800-meter dash | |
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1959–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 880 yards (1959–1986), 800 meters (1987–date) except 1000 meters (2015, 2017,2019) |
1972 USA Olympic track and field team | ||
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Men's track and road athletes |
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