Madeline Manning
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 Madeline Manning |
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| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | 800 metres | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 4x400 metre relay | |
Madeline Manning Mims (born 11 January 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American athlete.
She is a graduate of Tennessee State University and a famed member of their TigerBelles.
Between 1967 and 1981 she won ten national titles and set a number of American records. She participiated in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics. She likely also would have participated in the 1980 Games in Moscow, were they not boycotted by the United States. At the 1968 Olympics she was awarded a gold medal in the 800 m, the first and only American woman to win this event. At the 1972 Games in Munich she won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay with teammates Mable Fergerson, Kathy Hammond, and Cheryl Toussaint.
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