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Mildred McDaniel Personal information Born November 4, 1933 Medal recordWomen's Athletics Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games Gold 1956 Melbourne High jump Pan American Games Gold 1955 Mexico City High jump Millie "Tex" McDaniel-Singleton (November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.
Born as Mildred Louise McDaniel in Atlanta, Georgia, she competed for the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the women's high jump event. After winning the AAU outdoor high jump in 1953 and both the outdoor and indoor titles in 1955 and 1956, McDaniel of Tuskegee Institute achieved the ultimate in track & field by winning an Olympic gold medal with a world record performance of 5-9¼ (1.76). She also beat the former world record holder, Iolanda Balaş of Romania. McDaniel later won the 1955 Pan American Games high jump event. She was also a basketball player for her institute.
McDaniel-Singleton died in Pasadena, California, aged 70, from undisclosed causes.
References
- Mildred McDaniel at Find a Grave (cites November 3, 1933 as date of birth)
- Sports Reference website
- Obituary from IAAF
Olympic Champions in Women's High Jump - 1928: Ethel Catherwood (CAN)
- 1932: Jean Shiley (USA)
- 1936: Ibolya Csák (HUN)
- 1948: Alice Coachman (USA)
- 1952: Esther Brand (RSA)
- 1956: Mildred McDaniel (USA)
- 1960: Iolanda Balaş (ROU)
- 1964: Iolanda Balaş (ROU)
- 1968: Miloslava Rezková (TCH)
- 1972: Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)
- 1976: Rosemarie Ackermann (GDR)
- 1980: Sara Simeoni (ITA)
- 1984: Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)
- 1988: Louise Ritter (USA)
- 1992: Heike Henkel (GER)
- 1996: Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)
- 2000: Yelena Yelesina (RUS)
- 2004: Yelena Slesarenko (RUS)
- 2008: Tia Hellebaut (BEL)
Pan American Champions in Women's High Jump 1951: Jacinta Sandiford (ECU) • 1955: Mildred McDaniel (USA) • 1959: Ann Flynn (USA) • 1963 – 1967: Eleanor Montgomery (USA) • 1971: Debbie Brill (CAN) • 1975: Joni Huntley (USA) • 1979: Louise Ritter (USA) • 1983 – 1987: Coleen Sommer (USA) • 1991 – 1995: Ioamnet Quintero (CUB) • 1999: Solange Witteveen (ARG) • 2003: Juana Arrendel (DOM) • 2007: Romary Rifka (MEX) • 2011: Lesyani Mayor (CUB)
Categories:- 1933 births
- 2004 deaths
- African-American sportspeople
- American high jumpers
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- People from Pasadena, California
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
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