Kathy Hammond
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Kathy Hammond is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 meters.
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
.
She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
held in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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
Mable Fergerson
Mable Ferguson is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany she won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres where with her team mates Madeline Manning, Cheryl Toussaint and Kathy...
, Madeline Manning
Madeline Manning
Madeline Manning Mims is a former American athlete.She is a graduate of Tennessee State University and a famed member of their TigerBelles....
and Cheryl Toussaint
Cheryl Toussaint
Cheryl Toussaint is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 800 metres.She grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Erasmus Hall High School, setting the indoor record in the 600-yard run in 1970, the same year she graduated from high school...
.