Brenda Morehead
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Monroe, Louisiana, United States | October 5, 1957
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event(s) | 100 metres |
Brenda Morehead (born October 5, 1957) is an American sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] Morehead qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brenda Morehead Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
External links[]
- Brenda Morehead at World Athletics
- Brenda Morehead at Olympedia
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- 1957 births
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- American female sprinters
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Sportspeople from Monroe, Louisiana
- Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes
- Congressional Gold Medal recipients
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Track and field athletes from Louisiana
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Olympic female sprinters
- American sprinter stubs