Evelyn Ashford
Evelyn Ashford was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States on April 15th, 1957 and is the Runner. At the age of 67, Evelyn Ashford biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash.
She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
After beating the World Record holders in the 100 m and 200 m in 1979 at the World Cup of Track and Field in Montreal, Ashford was one of the potential medalists for the 1980 Summer Olympics, but these Games were boycotted by the United States.
Evelyn also tore a quad muscle in May, and was out for the rest of the season. Ashford was ranked No. 1 in the world by Track & Field News over 100 metres in 1979 and 1981, and over 200 metres in 1981.
She also was named Track and Field News "Athlete of the Year" twice, in 1981 and 1984She would again win the sprint double, at the World Cup of Track and Field in Rome, in 1981. On July 3, 1983, she set her first World Record (be it at altitude) for the 100 metres, running 10.79 seconds at the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colorado and was one of the favourites to win the 100 metre title at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki.
In the final, however, she pulled a hamstring muscle and fell.