Kathy Hammond
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Full name | Kathleen Hammond | |||||||||||||||||
Born | November 2, 1951 (1951-11-02) (age 72) Sacramento, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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Kathleen "Kathy" Hammond (born November 2, 1951) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 meters.[1]
Hammond was born in Sacramento, California. She was a child prodigy, winning the National Indoor Championship at 440 yards in 1967, when she was just 15 year old.
She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 meters. She then competed in the 4 x 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning and Cheryl Toussaint.
Club Affiliation: Kathy Hammond represented the Sacramento Road Runners in 1971, and the Will's Spikettes in 1967-1970. She broke the American Record at 440-yards in 52.2 8/12/1972.[2]
In 2018, Hammond was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathy Hammond". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ Tricard, Louise Mead (1996). American Women's Track & Field (First ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0219-9.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - Olympic medalists Dwight Phillips, Kathy Hammond and longtime contributor Bob Hersh named to National". Legacy.usatf.org. October 4, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- Profile at football-heroes.net [dead link]
External links
- Kathy Hammond at www.USATF.org
- Kathy Hammond at Olympedia
- Kathleen Hammond at Olympics.com
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1928: Irene Moran
- 1929: Catherine Donovan
- 1930: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Catherine Capp (2nd)
- 1931: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Catherine Capp (2nd)
- 1932: Catherine Capp
- 1933: Annette Rogers
- 1934: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Annette Rogers (2nd)
- 1935: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Mary Jane Santschi (2nd)
- 1936: Annette Rogers
- 1937: Helen Stephens
- 1941: Jean Lane
- 1945: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Nell Jackson (2nd)
- 1946: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Juanita Watson (2nd)
- 1948: Audrey Patterson
- 1949: Mae Faggs
- 1950: Mae Faggs
- 1951: Mae Faggs
- 1952: Mae Faggs
- 1953: Janet Moreau
- 1954: Mae Faggs
- 1955: Alfrances Lyman
- 1956: Mae Faggs
- 1957: Lucinda Williams
- 1958: Isabelle Daniels
- 1959: Lucinda Williams
- 1960: Wilma Rudolph
- 1961: Vivian Brown
- 1962: Vivian Brown
- 1963: Marilyn White
- 1964: Valerie Carter
- 1965: Edith McGuire
- 1966: Edith McGuire
- 1967: Una Morris (JAM), Kathy Hammond (2nd)
- 1968: Vilma Charlton (JAM), Nancy Beeson (2nd)
- 1969: Barbara Ferrell
- 1970: Diane Kummer
- 1971: Esther Stroy
- 1972: Esther Stroy
- 1973: Rosalyn Bryant
- 1974: Linda Cordy, Theresa Montgomery
- 1975: Rosalyn Bryant
- 1976: Pamela Jiles
- 1977: Rosalyn Bryant
- 1978: Freida Nichols (BAR), Theresa Montgomery (2nd)
- 1979: Chandra Cheeseborough
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Wanda Hooker
- 1981: Chandra Cheeseborough
- 1982: Chandra Cheeseborough
- 1983: Chandra Cheeseborough
- 1984: Valerie Brisco-Hooks
- 1985: Valerie Brisco-Hooks
- 1986: Marita Koch (GDR), Grace Jackson (2nd)
- 1987: Grace Jackson (JAM), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (2nd)
- 1988: Grace Jackson (JAM), Terri Dendy (3rd)
- 1989: Alice Jackson
- 1990: Grace Jackson (JAM), Lamonda Miller (3rd)
- 1991: Rochelle Stevens
- 1992: Dyan Webber
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Rochelle Stevens
- 1994: Gwen Torrence
- 1995: Carlette Guidry-White
- 1996: Gwen Torrence
- 1997: Tameka Roberts
- 1998: Tameka Roberts
- 1999: Zundra Feagin-Alexander
- 2000: Nanceen Parry
- 2001: LaTasha Jenkins
- 2002: Willisa Heintz
- 2003: Allyson Felix
- 2004: Crystal Cox
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