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Evelyn Ashford
American sprinter
Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, ) is an American retired track and field athlete, the Olympic champion in the meter dash, and the world record-holder in the yard dash.
She ran under the second barrier over 30 times and was the first woman to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.[4] Ashford has the distinction of owning the longest unbroken athletics record (60y dash).
Biography
As a year-old, Ashford finished fifth in the m event at the Summer Olympics.
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After beating the world record holders in the m and m in at the World Cup of Track and Field in Montreal, Ashford was one of the potential medalists for the Summer Olympics, but these Games were boycotted by the United States.
Ashford also tore a quad muscle in and was out for the rest of the season.
In , 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.
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