Cheryl Toussaint

Cheryl Toussaint

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Born	December 16, 1952
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for  United States Olympic Games Silver 1972 Munich 4x400 metre relay

Cheryl Toussaint (Cheryl Renee Toussaint; born December 16, 1952) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 800 metres.

She grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Erasmus Hall High School, setting the indoor record in the 600-yard run in 1970, the same year she graduated from high school.^[1] She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich where she won the silver medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay with her team mates Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning and 400 m bronze medalists Kathy Hammond.

In 1987, Toussaint founded Tousse Running Apparel, a company dedicated to designing high quality custom Team track Apparel. Working with GK Elite Sportswear, Toussaint has developed a full line of track and field uniforms that can be custom designed online.

References

1. ^ McCallister, Jared. "HALL OF FAME CITES 2 TRACK STARS", Daily News (New York), December 22, 1996. Accessed August 2, 2009. "Toussaint-Eason graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1970, the same year she broke the world indoor record for the 600-yard run."

External links

• Tousse Running Apparel

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