D.O.B: 08.29.45
N.O.C: United States
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Final Year of Competition: 1968
Years Top 10: 5
Personal bests
4x100m Relay: 42.88 (Mexico 1968)
100m: 11.08 (Mexico 1968)
200m: 23.08 (Mexico 1968)
The record of Tyus speaks for itself…it’s often the memories that fade – until now…⬇️
A 3-time World Record Holder and 2-time Olympic 100m Gold medallist, retaining Gold in 1968 having won her first (at just 19!) in the Tokyo Olympics of 1964 – in so doing, she was the first athlete in history to achieve the feat!!! 🥇🥇
