Rosalyn Bryant

American athlete (born 1956)
Rosalyn Bryant
Personal information
Birth nameRosalyn Evette Bryant
BornJanuary 7, 1956 (1956-01-07) (age 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 4 x 400 meters

Rosalyn Evette Bryant (married Clark; born January 7, 1956) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, she competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 meters where she won the Silver medal with her teammates Debra Sapenter, Sheila Ingram and Pamela Jiles. She also finished fifth in the individual 400m there. It is rumored that the three of the four finishers before her used either steroids or blood doping so many feel that she is truly the second-place finisher of that race. She also competed at the inaugural 1983 World Track and Field Championships, where she represented the US in both the open 400 m and the 4 x 400 meter relay. She finished 8th in the open 400m, the only American finalist, and anchored the US relay team to a seventh-place finish. She later became a Los Angeles police officer. Her daughter Breanna Clark is also an athlete and has competed at the Paralympic Games.[1]

Branyt was inducted into the USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lima 2019: Breanna Clark serves up family recipe for success". International Paralympic Committee. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Introducing the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2024". March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  • Rosalyn Bryant at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2007)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosalyn Bryant". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • Rosalyn Bryant at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
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Summer Universiade champions in women's 400 metres
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1923–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, 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 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.
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US National Championship winners in women's indoor 400-meter dash
1959–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes
*Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1959–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015
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Qualification
  • 1976 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
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USTFCCCA Collegiate Track & Field/Cross Country Athlete Hall of Fame
Class of 2022
Class of 2023
Class of 2024
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