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October 16th, 2009, 10:26 AM
10/16/64:
Wyomia Tyus of Griffin, Georgia, wins a gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. A 19-year-old collegian at Tennessee State University, Tyus equaled Wilma Rudolph’s world record of 11.2 in the preliminary heats and runs an 11.4 in today’s final to beat TSU teammate Edith McGuire by two yards. In 1968 at Mexico City, Tyus will repeat her gold medal performance in this event with a new world record time of 11.08.
B I R T H D A Y S
Dave DeBusschere b. 1940
Tim McCarver b. 1941
Juan Gonzalez b. 1969
Kordell Stewart b. 1972
Paul Kariya b. 1974
Wyomia Tyus of Griffin, Georgia, wins a gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. A 19-year-old collegian at Tennessee State University, Tyus equaled Wilma Rudolph’s world record of 11.2 in the preliminary heats and runs an 11.4 in today’s final to beat TSU teammate Edith McGuire by two yards. In 1968 at Mexico City, Tyus will repeat her gold medal performance in this event with a new world record time of 11.08.
B I R T H D A Y S
Dave DeBusschere b. 1940
Tim McCarver b. 1941
Juan Gonzalez b. 1969
Kordell Stewart b. 1972
Paul Kariya b. 1974