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Kathryn "Kathy" Hammond (born November 2, 1951) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 meters.

Kathy Hammond

Personal information
Full name	Kathryn Hammond
Born	November 2, 1951 (1951-11-02) (age 70) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4 x 400 meters 1972 Munich 400 meters

Hammond was born in Sacramento, California. She was a child prodigy, winning the National Indoor Championship at 440 yards in 1967, when she was just 15 year old.

She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 meters. She then competed in the 4 x 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning and Cheryl Toussaint.

Club Affiliation: Kathy Hammond represented the Sacramento Road Runners in 1971, and the Will's Spikettes in 1967-1970. She broke the American Record at 440-yards in 52.2 8/12/1972.[1]

In 2018, Hammond was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[2]

References

• Profile at football-heroes.net ^{[dead link]}
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathy Hammond". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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[fr] Kathy Hammond

Kathy Hammond, née le 2 novembre 1951 est une ancienne athlète américaine spécialiste du 400 mètres. Lors des Jeux olympiques de Munich en 1972, elle termine troisième de la finale du 400 m remportée par Monika Zehrt. Elle décroche quelques jours plus tard la médaille de bronze du relais 4 × 400 mètres avec ses coéquipières Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning et Cheryl Toussaint.

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[it] Kathy Hammond

Kathleen Hammond, meglio nota come Kathy Hammond (Sacramento, 2 novembre 1951), è un'ex velocista statunitense.

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