sport.wikisort.org - AthleteGwendolyn Lenna Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, Georgia. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia. She was offered a scholarship because of her athletic abilities, but she said she wasn't interested because she initially wanted to become a beautician. From the persuasion from her coaches and family, she chose to enroll to the University of Georgia.
American sprinter
Gwen Torrence
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Born | (1965-06-12) June 12, 1965 (age 57)[1] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm)[2] |
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Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
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Country | United States |
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Sport | Track and field |
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Updated on 9 February 2014. |
In the early 1990s, Gwen Torrence was one of the best sprinters in the world, winning five Olympic medals, and three gold.[3]
Torrence won medals at the Summer Olympics, Outdoor & Indoor World Championships, Pan American Games, Goodwill Games, and World University Games.
In 1988, Torrence achieved a tie with Evelyn Ashford in the 55 m race at the U.S. national indoor championships. She also had many battles both on the track and in the press with Florence Griffith Joyner.[citation needed]
In the 200 m at the 1995 World Championships, she was disqualified for stepping out of her lane after finishing first. This left her idol, Merlene Ottey, to be promoted to first place.
In 2000 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
1985 |
World University Games |
Kobe, Japan |
1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
1987 |
Pan American Games |
Indianapolis, United States |
1st |
200 m |
1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
World University Games |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
1st |
100 m |
1st |
200 m |
1988 |
Olympic Games |
Seoul, South Korea |
5th |
100 m |
6th |
200 m |
1989 |
World Indoor Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
2nd |
60 m |
1991 |
World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
2nd |
100 m |
2nd |
200 m |
1992 |
Olympic Games |
Barcelona, Spain |
1st |
200 m |
1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
2nd |
4 × 400 m relay |
1993 |
World Championships |
Stuttgart, Germany |
3rd |
100 m |
2nd |
200 m |
2nd |
4 × 100 m relay |
1st |
4 × 400 m relay |
1994 |
Goodwill Games |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
1st |
100 m |
1st |
200 m |
1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
1995 |
World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
1st |
100 m |
1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
3rd |
100 m |
1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 100 m: 1995
- 200 m: 1988, 1993, 1995
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- 55 m: 1989
- 60 m: 1994, 1995, 1996
- 200 m: 1994, 1996
Personal bests
- Outdoor
- 100-meter dash – 10.82 (1994)
- 200-meter dash – 21.72 (1992)
- 400-meter dash – 49.64 (1992)
- Indoor
- 50-meter dash – 6.07 (1996)
- 55-meter dash – 6.56 (1987)
- 60-meter dash – 7.02 (1996)
References
External links
Awards |
Preceded by |
United Press International Athlete of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by none |
Preceded by |
Women's Track & Field ESPY Award 1995 |
Succeeded by |
Sporting positions |
Preceded by |
Women's 200m Best Year Performance 1992 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by |
World Athlete of the Year (women) |
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 Olympic champions in women's 200 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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World champions in women's 100 metres |
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Pan American Champions in women's 200 metres |
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Universiade champions in women's 100 metres |
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Summer Universiade 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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Australian national champions in women's 100 m |
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100 yards until 1967 |
- 1930: Chrissie Dahm
- 1932: Eileen Wearne
- 1933: Emily Brookes
- 1935: Edith Robinson
- 1936: Edith Robinson
- 1937: Decima Norman
- 1940: Lola Forster
- 1948: Joyce King
- 1950: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- 1952: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- 1954: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- 1956: Wendy Ey
- 1958: Marlene Mathews
- 1960: Pat Duggan
- 1962: Glenys Beasley
- 1963: Dianne Burge
- 1964: Joyce Bennett
- 1965: Debbie Thompson (USA)
- 1966: Joan Henricksen
- 1967: Dianne Burge
- 1968: Dianne Burge
- 1969: Jenny Lamy
- 1970: Raelene Boyle
- 1971: Raelene Boyle
- 1972: Raelene Boyle
- 1973: Raelene Boyle
- 1974: Denise Boyd
- 1975: Denise Boyd
- 1976: Raelene Boyle
- 1977: Raelene Boyle
- 1978: Debbie Wells
- 1979: Denise Boyd
- 1980: Denise Boyd
- 1981: Debbie Wells
- 1982: Helen Davey
- 1983: Diane Holden
- 1984: Debbie Wells
- 1985: Jenny Flaherty and Diane Holden
- 1986: Diane Holden
- 1987: Diane Holden
- 1988: Jane Flemming
- 1989: Sue Broadrick
- 1990: Jane Flemming
- 1991: Monique Dunstan
- 1992: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1993: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1994: Gwen Torrence (USA)
- 1995: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1996: Cathy Freeman
- 1997: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1998: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 1999: Lauren Hewitt
- 2000: Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
- 2001: Lauren Hewitt
- 2002: Lauren Hewitt
- 2003: Sharon Cripps
- 2004: Gloria Kemasuode (NGR)
- 2005: Sally McLellan
- 2007: Sally McLellan
- 2008: Fiona Cullen
- 2009: Sally McLellan
- 2010: Melissa Breen
- 2011: Sally Pearson
- 2012: Melissa Breen
- 2013: Toea Wisil
- 2014: Sally Pearson
- 2015: Melissa Breen
- 2016: Melissa Breen
- 2017: Toea Wisil
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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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1996 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification | 1996 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 |
- Amy Acuff
- Valeyta Althouse
- Lacy Barnes-Mileham
- Kelly Blair
- Nicole Carroll
- Sharon Hanson
- Aretha Hill
- Sheila Hudson
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Diana Orrange
- Ramona Pagel
- Suzy Powell
- Connie Price-Smith
- Cynthea Rhodes
- Connie Teaberry
- Marieke Veltman
- Tisha Waller
- Erica Wheeler
- Shana Williams
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Other | |
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На других языках
- [en] Gwen Torrence
[fr] Gwen Torrence
Gwendolyn Lenna "Gwen" Torrence, née le 12 juin 1965 à Decatur, Géorgie, est une ancienne sprinteuse américaine médaillée à plusieurs reprises aux Jeux olympiques et aux Championnats du monde.
[it] Gwen Torrence
Gwendolyn Lenna Torrence, detta Gwen (Decatur, 12 giugno 1965), è un'ex velocista statunitense.
[ru] Торренс, Гвен
Гвен То́рренс (полное имя Гвендолин Ленна Торренс; 12 июня 1965 года, Атланта, шт. Джорджия, США) — американская легкоатлетка, бегунья на короткие дистанции, трёхкратная олимпийская чемпионка (1992, 1996).
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