Lillie Mae Leatherwood(-King) (born July 6, 1964) is an American

United States

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 athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 held in Los Angeles

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, U.S.

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 in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates Sherri Howard

Sherri Howard

Sherri Howard is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is the older sister of 1988 relay teammate Denean Howard.She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S...

, Olympic 400 m champion Valerie Brisco-Hooks

Valerie Brisco-Hooks

Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m...

 and 400 m silver medalist Chandra Cheesborough.

A native of Ralph, Alabama, Lillie attended the University of Alabama

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, in the 1986 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Lillie captured the 400-m title with a 1st-place finish in an indoor collegiate record-setting time of 51.23s. She was also the National Champion in the 400-meter dash at the 1985 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, with a time of 53.12 seconds.

Lillie became a member of Zeta Phi Beta

Zeta Phi Beta

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 Sorority in 1986 through the Iota Eta Chapter at the University of Alabama. She became married on November 20, 1986 to fellow teammate & Olympian, Emmit King

Emmit King

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, member of Phi Beta Sigma

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. Lillie now resides in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is employed by the Tuscaloosa City Police Department.