American sprinter
Carlette Guidry-White
Born September 4, 1968 (1968-09-04 ) (age 53)Houston, Texas , U.S.
Carlette Denise Guidry-Falkquay (formerly Guidry-White , née Guidry ; born September 4, 1968) is an American former sprinter who won gold medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics , the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Her individual results include winning the 100 metres title at the 1990 Goodwill Games and a bronze medal in the 60 metres at the 1995 World Indoor Championships .[1] [2]
Career [ ]
Born Carlette D. Guidry in Houston, Texas in 1968, she finished eighth in the 100 metres final at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, before going on to win Olympic relay gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where she also finished fifth in the 200 metres final.[2] She won a bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships .,[1] and also finished fourth in the World Championships 100 metres final that year. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won a second Olympic relay gold (she ran in the heats but not the final) and finished eighth in the 200 metres final.
At the collegiate level, Guidry competed for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin between 1987 and 1991. She collected a total of twelve NCAA titles, and was named Southwest Conference Athlete of the Decade in indoor track and outdoor track and field for the 1980s.[3] [4] She was also honoured as Indoor Track And Field Most Outstanding Student-Athletes In Honor Of The 25th Anniversary Of NCAA Women's Championships.[5]
While at Texas , she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award ) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field competitor in 1991.[6] [7] She was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.[8]
International competitions [ ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing United States
1986
Pan American Junior Championships
Winter Park , United States
1st
100 m
23.73
1st
Long jump
6.42 m
1st
4 × 100 m
44.62
World Junior Championships
Athens , Greece
4th
200 m
23.46
7th
Long jump
6.13 m
1st
4 × 100 m
43.78
1990
Goodwill Games
Seattle , United States
1st
100 m
11.03
1st
4 × 100 m
42.46
1991
World Championships
Tokyo , Japan
8th
100 m
11.52
heats
4 × 100 m
DNF
1992
Olympic Games
Barcelona , Spain
5th
200 m
22.30
1st
4 × 100 m
42.11
1995
World Indoor Championships
Barcelona , Spain
3rd
60 m
7.11
World Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
4th
100 m
11.07
11th (sf)
200 m
22.91
1st
4 × 100 m
42.12
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
8th
200 m
22.61
1st
4 × 100 m
42.49 (heats)
1998
World Cup
Johannesburg , South Africa
1st
4 × 100 m
42.00
(sf) = Indicates overall position in semifinals
Personal bests [ ]
100 metres – 10.94 (1991)
200 metres – 22.14 (1996)
400 metres – 51.53 (1994)
References [ ]
^ a b "2000 USATF ATHLETE BIOGRAPHY Carlette Guidry" . USATF . 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Carlette Guidry-White" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2011 .
^ "Sports notebook" . Houston Chronicle . August 13, 1992. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ Graney, Ryan (March 29, 2011). "Carlette Guidry Falkquay to be recognized at this year's Texas Relays" . Texassports.com . Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ "NCAA Names Carlette Guidry And Trecia Kaye Smith Division I Indoor Track And Field Most Outstanding Student-Athletes In Honor Of The 25th Anniversary Of Women's Championships" . News Release of the NCAA . February 28, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ "Longhorn Legends: Carlette Guidry" . University of Texas Athletics . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
^ "Track & Field" . CWSA . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .{{cite web }}
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1928 Rosenfeld , Smith , Bell , Cook (CAN )
1932 Carew , Furtsch , Rogers , von Bremen (USA )
1936 Bland , Rogers , Robinson , Stephens (USA )
1948 Stad-de Jong , Witziers-Timmer , van der Kade-Koudijs , Blankers-Koen (NED )
1952 Faggs , Jones , Moreau , Hardy (USA )
1956 Strickland de la Hunty , Croker , Mellor , Cuthbert (AUS )
1960 Hudson , Williams , Jones , Rudolph (USA )
1964 Ciepły , Kirszenstein , Górecka , Kłobukowska (POL )
1968 Ferrell , Bailes , Netter , Tyus (USA )
1972 Krause , Mickler , Richter , Rosendahl (FRG )
1976 Göhr , Stecher , Bodendorf , Wöckel (GDR )
1980 Müller , Wöckel , Auerswald , Göhr (GDR )
1984 Brown , Bolden , Cheeseborough , Ashford (USA )
1988 Brown , Echols , Griffith Joyner , Ashford , Young (USA )
1992 Ashford , Jones , Guidry , Torrence , Finn (USA )
1996 Devers , Miller , Gaines , Torrence , Guidry (USA )
2000 Fynes , Sturrup , Davis-Thompson , Ferguson , Lewis (BAH )
2004 Lawrence , Simpson , Bailey , Campbell , McDonald (JAM )
2008 Borlée , Mariën , Ouédraogo , Gevaert (BEL )
2012 Madison , Felix , Knight , Jeter , Tarmoh , Williams (USA )
2016 Bartoletta , Felix , Bowie , Gardner , Akinosun (USA )
2020 Williams , Thompson-Herah , Fraser-Pryce , Jackson , Morrison , Burchell (JAM )
1977: Europe (Possekel , Lynch , Richter , Lannaman )
1979: Europe (Haglund , Réga , Richter , Hunte )
1981: East Germany (Siemon , Wöckel , Walther , Göhr )
1985: East Germany (Gladisch , Rieger , Auerswald , Göhr )
1989: East Germany (Behrendt , Günther , Möller , Oschkenat )
1992: Asia (Gao , Tian , Chen , Xiao )
1994: Africa (Idehen , Tombiri , Opara-Thompson , Onyali )
1998: United States (Taplin , Gaines , Miller , Guidry )
2002: Americas (Lawrence , Campbell , McDonald , Ferguson )
2006: Americas (Bailey , Ferguson-McKenzie , Mothersille , Simpson )
2010: Americas (Mothersille , Ferguson-McKenzie , Solomon , Baptiste )
2014: Americas (Bartoletta , Ahye , Henry-Robinson , Campbell-Brown )
2018: Americas (Tenorio , Miller-Uibo , Prandini , Rosa )
US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union
1923–1924:
1925:
1926:
1927–1928OT : Elta Cartwright
1929: Betty Robinson
1930: Stella Walsh
1931:
1932OT : Wilhelmina von Bremen
1933: Annette Rogers
1934: not held
1935–1936: Helen Stephens
1937:
1938: Lula Hymes
1939:
1940–1941:
1942: Alice Coachman
1943–1944: Stella Walsh
1945–1946: Alice Coachman
1947:
1948: Stella Walsh
1949–1950: Jean Patton
1951:
1952: Catherine Hardy
1953–1954: Barbara Jones
1955–1956: Mae Faggs
1957: Barbara Jones
1958: Margaret Matthews
1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph
1963: Edith McGuire
1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus
1967: Barbara Ferrell
1968: Margaret Bailes
1969: Barbara Ferrell
1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis
1971: Iris Davis
1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis
1973: Iris Davis
1974:
1975: Rosalyn Bryant
1976: Chandra Cheeseborough
1977: Evelyn Ashford
1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead
1979: Evelyn Ashford
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress
1980: Alice Brown
1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford
1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown
1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall
1986: Pam Marshall
1987: Diane Williams
1988: Sheila Echols
1989: Dawn Sowell
1990: Michelle Finn
1991: Carlette Guidry
1992OT : Gwen Torrence
1993–present USA Track & Field
1993–1994: Gail Devers
1995–1996OT : Gwen Torrence
1997–1998: Marion Jones
1999: Inger Miller
2000OT : Marion Jones
2001–2002: Chryste Gaines
2003: Torri Edwards
2004OT : LaTasha Colander
2005: Me'Lisa Barber
2006: Lauryn Williams
2007: Torri Edwards
2008OT : Muna Lee
2009: Carmelita Jeter
2010: Allyson Felix
2011–2012OT : Carmelita Jeter
2013: English Gardner
2014: Tianna Bartoletta
2015: Tori Bowie
2016OT : English Gardner
2017: Tori Bowie
2018: Aleia Hobbs
2019: Teahna Daniels
20212020 OT : Javianne Oliver
Notes
OT : 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance : The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.
US National Championship winners in women's 200-meter dash
1926–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1926:
1927:
1928OT :
1929:
1930–1931: Stella Walsh
1932OT –1933
1934: not held
1935: Helen Stephens
1936:
1937:
1938:
1939–1940: Stella Walsh
1941:
1942–1948: Stella Walsh
1949–1950: Nell Jackson
1951: Jean Patton
1952: Catherine Hardy
1953: Dolores Dwyer
1954–1956: Mae Faggs
1957: Isabelle Daniels
1958: Lucinda Williams
1959: Isabelle Daniels
1960: Wilma Rudolph
1961: Lacey O'Neal
1962–1963: Vivian Brown
1964–1965: Edith McGuire
1966: Wyomia Tyus
1967:
1968: Wyomia Tyus
1969: Barbara Ferrell
1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) *
1971: Raelene Boyle (AUS) *
1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Pamela Greene
1973: Mable Fergerson
1974: Alice Annum (GHA) *
1975: Debra Armstrong
1976: Brenda Morehead
1977–1979: Evelyn Ashford
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980: Karen Hawkins
1981: Evelyn Ashford
1982: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Florence Griffith
1983: Evelyn Ashford
1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * (3) Pam Marshall
1985 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall
1986–1987: Pam Marshall
1988: Gwen Torrence
1989: Dannette Young
1990: Grace Jackson (JAM) * Dannette Young
1991–1992OT : Gwen Torrence
1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
OT : 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
Distance :The event was over 220 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-3, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1927–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1927: (CAN)
1928:
1929–32: Mary Carew
1933: Pearl Young
1934: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL)
1935–37: Helen Stephens
1938–40: Not held
1941:
1942–44: Not held
1945–46: Alice Coachman
1947: Not held
1948:
1949–50: Dolores Dwyer
1951: Catherine Hardy
1952: Dolores Dwyer
1953–54: Mabel Landry
1955–58: Isabelle Daniels
1959–60: Wilma Rudolph
1961–63: Willye White
1964: Debbie Thompson
1965–67: Wyomia Tyus
1968–69: Barbara Ferrell
1970: Chi Cheng (TPE)
1971: Pat Hawkins
1972–73: Iris Davis
1974:
1975: Alice Annum (GHA)
1976:
1977–78: Brenda Morehead
1979: Evelyn Ashford
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980–83: Evelyn Ashford
1984–85: Alice Brown
1986: Jeanette Bolden
1987: Anelia Nuneva (BUL)
1988: Evelyn Ashford & Gwen Torrence
1989: Gwen Torrence
1990–92: Michelle Finn
1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 40 yards (1927–32), 50 meters (1933–54), 50 yards (1956–64), 60 yards (1965–86), 55 meters (1987–90)
1992 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
Mel Rosen (men's head coach)
Harry Groves (men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
(men's assistant coach)
Fred Samara (men's assistant coach)
Barbara Jacket (women's head coach)
Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
(women's assistant coach)
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