Debra Sapenter

American sprinter
Debra Sapenter
Personal information
Full nameDebra Elaine Sapenter
BornFebruary 27, 1952 (1952-02-27) (age 72)
Prairie View, Texas, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 4 × 400 meters

Debra Elaine Sapenter (born February 27, 1952), is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters. She was born in Prairie View, Texas. In 1975 she was rated as the number one 400 meter women's sprinter in the United States.[1] She competed for United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, in the 4 × 400 metres relay where she won the silver medal with her teammates Sheila Ingram, Pamela Jiles and Rosalyn Bryant.

After her running career Sapenter found a career in Information Technology holding Corporate Information Officer positions at Genuity, Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare / Harvard Vanguard, and Zürich Financial Group. In 1995 she was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame as Debra Sapenter-Speight.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Debra Sapenter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30.
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US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter dash
1958–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress1993–present
USA Track & FieldNotes
  • OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, 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 440 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957–8, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4
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  • 1976 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
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