sport.wikisort.org - AthleteEvelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter 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]
American sprinter
Evelyn Ashford
 Ashford in 1984 |
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Born | April 15, 1957 (1957-04-15) (age 65)[1] Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.[1] |
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Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
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Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[1] |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 60–400 m |
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Personal best(s) | 60 yd: 6.54 WR (1982) 100 m: 10.76 (1984) 200 m: 21.83 (1979) 400 m: 51.57 (1979)[2][3] |
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Biography
As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. After beating the world record holders in the 100 m and 200 m in 1979 at the World Cup of Track and Field in Montreal, Ashford was one of the potential medalists for the 1980 Summer Olympics, but these Games were boycotted by the United States. Ashford also tore a quad muscle in 1980 and was out for the rest of the season.
In 1977, she won the first Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field athlete.[5]
Ashford was ranked No. 1 in the world by Track & Field News over 100 meters in 1979 and 1981,[6] and over 200 meters in 1981.[7] She also was named Track and Field News "Athlete of the Year" twice, in 1981 and 1984[8]
She again won the sprint double, at the world cup in Rome, in 1981.[9]
On July 3, 1983, she set her first world record for the 100 meters, running 10.79 seconds at the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colorado,[2] and was one of the favorites to win the 100-meter title at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki. In the final, however, she pulled a hamstring muscle and fell. The other main favorite, Marlies Göhr of East Germany (who had already beaten Ashford earlier that year), went on to win.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Ashford had a chance to win a gold medal. However, she had to withdraw from the 200 m heats with a minor injury. She competed in the 100 m, winning the event in a new Olympic record of 10.97 secs. As the anchor runner for 4 × 100 m relay team, she won a second gold medal. In the absence of World Champions and world record holders East Germany, the US team clocked one of the fastest times in history and won by the biggest margin ever at an Olympics, 1.12 seconds.[4]
Later in the season, she finally defeated her main rival Göhr at the Weltklasse meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. The race saw Ashford make up half a meter or so over Göhr and lower her own world record to 10.76 seconds.[10] That race proved to be Ashford's personal record. It still ranks as the No. 8 individual all-time.[11] Ashford regained her No. 1 Track & Field News ranking.[6]
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, she was the flag bearer for the United States team at the Opening Ceremony. She was beaten in the 100 m by Florence Griffith Joyner, who had broken her world record earlier in the season at the Olympic Trials. In the 4 × 100 m relay she again ran the final leg, winning her third Olympic gold medal despite a less than perfect last exchange between Griffith-Joyner and Ashford that required Ashford to run a sensational final leg to overtake Göhr.[4]
At her last Olympics in Barcelona, Ashford, aged 35, was eliminated in the 100 m semi-finals by 1/100 of a second; she went on to win her third straight Olympic 4 × 100 m relay gold, this time running the first leg. She is one of six women to have won four gold medals in track and field Olympic history.[4]
Ashford came back from season-ending injuries three times, to reach the top of the sport in the following year. In 1980 she injured her quad, and returned in 1981 with the sprint double at the World Cup and the number one world ranking in both sprints. After an injury in 1983, she became double Olympic Champion in 1984. In 1987 a hamstring pull prevented her from competing at the World Championships, then a season later added an Olympic Silver and third Gold medal to her collection.
On May 30, 1985, she gave birth to her daughter Raina Ashley Washington, and again came back for an excellent 1986, losing only once over both the 100 m and 200 m, and winning the 100 meter title at the Goodwill Games; earning another No. 1 ranking by Track & Field News over the shorter distance.
After parting ways with her coach Pat Connolly (herself a three-time Olympian) in 1985, Ashford was largely self-coached.
In 1997, Ashford was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame,[9] where she is said to be "one of the greatest track and field runners ever". Ashford went to the University of California, Los Angeles and Roseville High School. She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.
References
- "Evelyn Ashford". Summer Olympics Athletes Fan Guide. ESPN. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- Evelyn Ashford. trackfield.brinkster.net
- Evelyn Ashford. IAAF
- 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.
- "Track & Field". CWSA. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- T&FN 100m rankings Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine www.trackandfieldnews.com
- T&FN 200m rankings Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine www.trackandfieldnews.com
- Athlete of the Year Archived November 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine www.trackandfieldnews.com
- USATF Hall of Fame Bio Archived September 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine www.usatf.org
- See the race on YouTube
- IAAF All Time list www.iaaf.org
External links
Olympic Games |
Preceded by Lyle Nelson |
Flagbearer for United States Seoul 1988 |
Succeeded by Bill Koch |
Records |
Preceded by |
Women's 100 m World Record Holder July 3, 1983 – July 16, 1988 |
Succeeded by Florence Griffith-Joyner |
Awards and achievements |
Preceded by |
Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1981 1984 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Flo Hyman Memorial Award 1989 |
Succeeded by Chris Evert |
New award |
Women's Track & Field ESPY Award 1993 |
Succeeded by |
Sporting positions |
Preceded by |
Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 1981 |
Succeeded by |
 Olympic champions in women's 100 metres |
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 Olympic champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay |
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- 1928:
Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook (CAN)
- 1932:
Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA)
- 1936:
Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens (USA)
- 1948:
Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED)
- 1952:
Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy (USA)
- 1956:
Shirley Barbara de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert (AUS)
- 1960:
Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph (USA)
- 1964:
Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska (POL)
- 1968:
Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus (USA)
- 1972:
Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
- 1976:
Marlies Göhr, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Bärbel Wöckel (GDR)
- 1980:
Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr (GDR)
- 1984:
Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn Ashford (USA)
- 1988:
Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Dannette Young (USA)
- 1992:
Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Gwen Torrence, Michelle Finn (USA)
- 1996:
Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, Carlette Guidry (USA)
- 2000:
Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Lewis (BAH)
- 2004:
Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald (JAM)
- 2008:
Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert (BEL)
- 2012:
Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh, Lauryn Williams (USA)
- 2016:
Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Tori Bowie, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun (USA)
- 2020:
Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison, Remona Burchell (JAM)
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Pan American Champions in women's 100 metres |
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Pan American Champions in women's 200 metres |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 100 metres |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 200 metres |
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US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash |
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1923–1979 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 |
- OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.
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US National Championship winners in women's 200-meter dash |
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1926–1979 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 |
- OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- Distance:The event was over 220 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-3, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US National Championship winners in women's 60-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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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 40 yards (1927–32), 50 meters (1933–54), 50 yards (1956–64), 60 yards (1965–86), 55 meters (1987–90) |
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1976 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1976 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track athletes | |
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Women's field athletes |
- Sherry Calvert
- Gale Fitzgerald
- Jane Frederick
- Paula Girven
- Joni Huntley
- Marilyn King
- Kathy McMillan
- Kate Schmidt
- Maren Seidler
- Karin Smith
- Pam Spencer
- Sherron Walker
- Martha Watson
- Lynne Winbigler
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Coaches |
- LeRoy Walker (men's head coach)
- Sam Bell (men's assistant coach)
- Lee Calhoun (men's assistant coach)
- Jimmy Carnes (men's assistant coach)
- Stan Huntsman (men's assistant coach)
- Berny Wagner (men's assistant coach)
- Alex Ferenczy (women's head coach)
- C. Harmon Brown (women's assistant coach)
- Jack Griffin (women's assistant coach)
- Brooks Johnson (women's assistant coach)
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1984 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification | 1984 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) | |
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches | — |
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1988 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1988 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Stan Huntsman (men's head coach)
- Dean Hayes (men's assistant coach)
- Irving "Moon" Mondschein (men's assistant coach)
- Tom Pagani (men's assistant coach)
- Russ Rogers (men's assistant coach)
- Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
- Terry Crawford (women's head coach)
- Ken Foreman (women's assistant coach)
- Dave Rodda (women's assistant coach)
- Fred Thompson (women's assistant coach)
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1992 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1992 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Mel Rosen (men's head coach)
- Harry Groves (men's assistant coach)
- Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach)
- Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach)
- Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach)
- Fred Samara (men's assistant coach)
- Barbara Jacket (women's head coach)
- Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach)
- Lance Harter (women's assistant coach)
- Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)
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Honda Sports Award |
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Division I | |
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Honda Cup | |
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Inspiration |
- 1988: Roethlisberger
- 1989: Jacobs
- 1990: Robertson
- 1991: T. Nichols
- 1992: Stepp
- 1993: Mead
- 1994: H. Scott
- 1995: A. Johnson
- 1996: Carson
- 1998: H. Anderson
- 1999: J. Jones
- 2000: Olson
- 2001: Berner
- 2002: Koetsier
- 2003: McPherson
- 2004: Gunn
- 2005: Kroon
- 2006: Payne
- 2007: Kohut
- 2008: Knight
- 2009: Hester
- 2010: Cobb
- 2011: Breland
- 2012: Delle Donne
- 2013: Mingo
- 2014: Gilliland
- 2015: McGee-Stafford
- 2016: Fogle
- 2017: N. Stafford
- 2018: Cunningham
- 2019: Fessler
- 2020: No award
- 2021: O'Neal
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Div II |
- 1988: Brinton
- 1989: Cobbs
- 1990: Hardy
- 1991: Saunders
- 1992: Hand
- 1993: C. Allen
- 1994: Metro
- 1995: Coetzee
- 1996: Clarkson
- 1997: Morlock
- 1998: Penner
- 1999: Almazan
- 2000: Even
- 2001: Martin
- 2002: N. Duncan
- 2003: Gregg
- 2004: Gomez
- 2005: Lewallen
- 2006: Erb
- 2007: Hanavan
- 2008: Braegelmann
- 2009: Erb
- 2010: McNamara
- 2011: Macy
- 2012: Daugherty
- 2013: Daugherty
- 2014: Battista
- 2015: Dickinson
- 2016: Oren
- 2017: Muscaro
- 2018: Kurgat
- 2019: Reiss
- 2020: No award
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Div III |
- 1988: Beachy
- 1989: Prineas
- 1990: Grierson
- 1991: Gilbert
- 1992: K. Oden
- 1993: Carter
- 1994: Ainsworth
- 1995: Albers
- 1996: Swan
- 1997: Ta. Johnson
- 1998: Speckman
- 1999: Schade
- 2000: Fischer
- 2001: Rogers
- 2002: Bergofsky
- 2003: Hysell
- 2004: M. Gordon
- 2005: Buttry
- 2006: Silva
- 2007: Bondi
- 2008: Zerzan
- 2009: Huston
- 2010: Borner
- 2011: Stern
- 2012: Hagensen
- 2013: Fournier
- 2014: Cazzolla
- 2015: Fournier
- 2016: Moss
- 2017: Crist
- 2018: Chong
- 2019: Temple
- 2020: No award
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Authority control  |
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На других языках
- [en] Evelyn Ashford
[fr] Evelyn Ashford
Evelyn Ashford (née Washington le 15 avril 1957 à Shreveport) est une athlète américaine spécialiste du sprint.
[it] Evelyn Ashford
Evelyn Ashford (Shreveport, 15 aprile 1957) è un'ex velocista statunitense, vincitrice di quattro ori olimpici.
[ru] Эшфорд, Эвелин
Эвелин Эшфорд (род. 15 апреля 1957 года, Шривпорт, шт. Луизиана, США) — американская легкоатлетка, спринтер, олимпийская чемпионка 1984 года и серебряный призёр Олимпиады 1988 года в беге на 100 метров. Трижды завоёвывала золотые олимпийские награды в составе команды США в эстафете 4×100 метров (1984, 1988, 1992 годы).
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