Jean Patton
American sprinter
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
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Pan American Games | ||
![]() | 1951 Buenos Aires | 100 m |
![]() | 1951 Buenos Aires | 200 m |
![]() | 1951 Buenos Aires | 4 × 100 m relay |
Jean Patton (born 1932) is an American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was a three-time national champion, winning the women's 100 m in 1949 and 1950, before a 200 m title in 1951.[1]
She competed at one major international tournament for the United States, the 1951 Pan American Games, where she excelled with gold medals in the 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay (alongside Nell Jackson, Dolores Dwyer and Janet Moreau), as well as a silver medal in the 100 m behind Peru's Julia Sánchez.[2][3]
An African-American,[4] she attended Tennessee State College and competed for the institution athletically.[5]
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 100 m: 1949, 1950
- 200 m: 1951
See also
- List of 100 metres national champions (women)
References
- ^ USA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- ^ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- ^ Jean Patton. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- ^ Jean Patton. EHBC Sports. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- ^ American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980, Volume 1 By Louise Mead Tricard. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
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- 1951:
Jean Patton (CUB)
- 1955: Not Held
- 1959:
Lucinda Williams (USA)
- 1963:
Vivian Brown (USA)
- 1967:
Wyomia Tyus (USA)
- 1971:
Stephanie Berto (CAN)
- 1975:
Chandra Cheeseborough (USA)
- 1979:
Evelyn Ashford (USA)
- 1983:
Randy Givens (USA)
- 1987:
Gwen Torrence (USA)
- 1991:
Liliana Allen (CUB)
- 1995:
Liliana Allen (CUB)
- 1999:
Debbie Ferguson (BAH)
- 2003:
Roxana Díaz (CUB)
- 2007:
Roxana Díaz (CUB)
- 2011:
Ana Cláudia Lemos (BRA)
- 2015:
Kaylin Whitney (USA)
- 2019:
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
- 2023:
Marileidy Paulino (DOM)