Kathy McMillan

Kathy McMillan

Personal information
Born	November 7, 1957
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Silver 1976 Montreal Long Jump Pan American Games Gold 1979 San Juan Long Jump Gold 1983 Caracas Long Jump Olympic Boycott Games Gold 1980 Philadelphia Long jump

Kathy McMillan (Kathy Laverne McMillan; born November 7, 1957 in Raeford, North Carolina) is a retired American athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event.

She competed for the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada, where she won the silver medal in the Women's Long Jump event as an 18 year old. She attended Tennessee State University.

While running for Hoke County High School, in Raeford, North Carolina she set the still standing NFHS National High School Record in the Long Jump of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) while participating in the Jack in the Box Invitational at UCLA on June 12, 1976.^[1]

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