Brenda Morehead
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1957 Monroe, Louisiana, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 100 metres |
Brenda Morehead (born October 5, 1957) is an American sprinter.
Morehead ran for Toledo Scott High School; where she participated in the first girls high school meet, winning four events and leading her team to victory.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] Morehead qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[3]
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1957 births
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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- Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes
- Congressional Gold Medal recipients
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Track and field athletes from Louisiana
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Olympic women sprinters
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