Kathy Hammond
American sprinter
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| Born | November 2, 1951 (1951-11-02) (age 72) Sacramento, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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Kathleen "Kathy" Hammond (born November 2, 1951) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 meters.[1]
Hammond was born in Sacramento, California. She was a child prodigy, winning the National Indoor Championship at 440 yards in 1967, when she was just 15 year old.
She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 meters. She then competed in the 4 x 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning and Cheryl Toussaint.
Club Affiliation: Kathy Hammond represented the Sacramento Road Runners in 1971, and the Will's Spikettes in 1967-1970. She broke the American Record at 440-yards in 52.2 8/12/1972.[2]
In 2018, Hammond was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathy Hammond". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ Tricard, Louise Mead (1996). American Women's Track & Field (First ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0219-9.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - Olympic medalists Dwight Phillips, Kathy Hammond and longtime contributor Bob Hersh named to National". Legacy.usatf.org. October 4, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- Profile at football-heroes.net [dead link]
External links
- Kathy Hammond at www.USATF.org
- Kathy Hammond at Olympedia
- Kathleen Hammond at Olympics.com
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US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter dash
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1958: Chris McKenzie
- 1959: Kim Polson
- 1960: Irene Robertson
- 1961: Jackie Peterson
- 1962–3: Suzanne Knott
- 1964: Janell Smith
- 1965: Janell Smith
- 1966–7: Charlette Cooke
- 1968: Jarvis Scott
- 1969: Kathy Hammond
- 1970: Mavis Laing
- 1971: Mable Fergerson
- 1972: Kathy Hammond
- 1973: Mable Fergerson
- 1974–5: Debra Sapenter
- 1976: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Sheila Ingram
- 1977: Sharon Dabney
- 1978: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Patricia Jackson
- 1979: Patricia Jackson
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Sherri Howard
- 1981–3: Denean Howard
- 1984: Valerie Brisco
- 1985: Lillie Leatherwood
- 1986: Diane Dixon
- 1987–8: Lillie Leatherwood
- 1989: Rochelle Stevens
- 1990: Maicel Malone
- 1991: Lillie Leatherwood
- 1992: Rochelle Stevens
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Jearl Miles
- 1994: Natasha Kaiser-Brown
- 1995: Jearl Miles
- 1996: Maicel Malone
- 1997: Jearl Miles Clark
- 1998: Kim Graham
- 1999: Maicel Malone
- 2000–1: LaTasha Colander-Richardson
- 2002: Jearl Miles Clark
- 2003: Sanya Richards
- 2004: Monique Hennagan
- 2005–6: Sanya Richards
- 2007: DeeDee Trotter
- 2008–9: Sanya Richards
- 2010: Debbie Dunn
- 2011: Allyson Felix
- 2012: Sanya Richards-Ross
- 2013: Natasha Hastings
- 2014: Francena McCorory
- 2015–6: Allyson Felix
- 2017: Quanera Hayes
- 2018–9: Shakima Wimbley
- 20212020 OT: Quanera Hayes
- 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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