Valerie Brisco-Hooks
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Los Angeles 1984 | 200 metres | |
| Gold | Los Angeles 1984 | 400 metres | |
| Gold | Los Angeles 1984 | 4x400 m Relay | |
| Silver | Seoul 1988 | 4x400 m Relay | |
Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m. Brisco competed in the 1988 Olympic Games, which took place in Seoul, South Korea, running on the American 4x400 meter-relay team that finished in second place (but above the older record) behind the Soviet team that broke the 4x400 meter-relay world record.
[edit] Television guest appearance
Brisco races Cliff in The Cosby Show episode Off to the Races, first aired Thursday May 8, 1986 on NBC.
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| Olympic champions in women's 200 m |
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| 1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen | 1952: Marjorie Jackson | 1956: Betty Cuthbert | 1960: Wilma Rudolph | 1964: Edith McGuire | 1968: Irena Szewińska | 1972: Renate Stecher | 1976: Bärbel Eckert | 1980: Bärbel Eckert | 1984: Valerie Brisco-Hooks | 1988: Florence Griffith-Joyner | 1992 Gwen Torrence | 1996: Marie-José Pérec | 2000: Marion Jones | 2004: Veronica Campbell |
| Olympic champions in women's 400 m |
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| 1964: Betty Cuthbert | 1968: Colette Besson | 1972: Monika Zehrt | 1976: Irena Szewińska | 1980: Marita Koch | 1984: Valerie Brisco-Hooks | 1988: Olga Bryzgina | 1992 Marie-José Perec | 1996: Marie-José Perec | 2000: Cathy Freeman | 2004: Tonique Williams-Darling |
Categories: 1960 births | Living people | American sprinters | People from Greenwood, Mississippi | Olympic competitors for the United States | Athletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic silver medalists for the United States
