Gale Fitzgerald
American pentathlete, sprinter, and hurdler
Gale Lillian Fitzgerald (born June 9, 1951, Newark, New Jersey)[1][2] is a former American athlete who competed in two Olympic pentathlons, winning silver medal in 1975 at the Pan American Games. In 1970, she was AIAW champion in the 440 yards. She ran on four world-record setting 4×440 yard relay teams in 1970-71. Fitzgerald attended Montclair State University where she earned a master's degree. During this time, she trained for the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Fitzgerald was a resident of East Orange, New Jersey.[3]
After retiring from athletics, she sold life insurance before becoming an investment banker before investing in her own companies. Working for Film Star Releasing, she formed Global Media, attracting over $500 million in pre-paid advertising credits. Fitzgerald was also movie producer and served as President of Sunset Hill Productions.[1]
Personal bests
- 100y – 11.1 (1968)
- 200 – 24.0 (1972)
- 400 – 54.4 (1968)
- 800 – 2:12.1 (1971)
- 100H – 13.9 (1976)
- 400H – 1:01.01 (1973)
- HJ – 5-8¼i [1.73] (1975)
- LJ – 20-2¾ [6.16] (1976)
- SP – 44-10¼ [13.67] (1975)
- Pen – 4566 (1975)
References
- ^ a b c d "Gale Fitzgerald Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Gale FITZGERALD - Olympic Athletics | United States of America". International Olympic Committee. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Hersh, Bob. "For Thompson, Atoms' Pilot, Critical Decision Lies Ahead", The New York Times, June 27, 1976. Accessed September 8, 2017. "Gale Fitzgerald of East Orange, N.J., will compete in the pentathlon in Montreal, as she did in Munich in 1972."
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track athletes
field athletes
- Kim Attlesey
- Roberta Brown
- Sherry Calvert
- Olga Connolly
- Gale Fitzgerald
- Jane Frederick
- Cindy Gilbert
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- Bill Bowerman (men's head coach)
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- Randall Lambert (women's assistant coach)
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