- Edith McGuire
Edith Marie McGuire (born
June 3 ,1944 ), later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter.Born in Atlanta, McGuire ran for
Tennessee State University . TSU had a very successful women's sprinting team in the 1960s, including triple Olympic championsWilma Rudolph ,Wyomia Tyus , and McGuire.Although McGuire's running career was short, she won six AAU titles, in three different events. Her specialty, however, was the 200 m/220 y, in which she won four of her six national titles. In 1964, she was undeafeted in her favourite event, and went to
Tokyo as the main contender for the 200 m gold medal at the1964 Summer Olympics .McGuire first competed in the 100 m in Japan, and lost out in the final to team mate Tyus. But in the 200 m final, she held off
Poland 'sIrena Kirszenstein to take the gold medal. She added a third medal to her tally as a member of the American 4 x 100 m relay team, which placed second to Poland.Edith McGuire ended her athletics career in 1965, and became a teacher. At present, she owns a number of
fast food restaurant s inOakland, California together with her husband Charles Duvall.External links
* [http://ww.gshf.org Georgia Sports Hall Of Fame]
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-916 Georgia Encyclopedia]
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