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How many Olympics did Evelyn Ashford compete in?
four Olympic Games
Evelyn Ashford won four gold medals and one silver medal while competing in four Olympic Games and at age 35 became the oldest woman to win gold in track and field.
Who is Evelyn Ashford married to?
Ray Washingtonm. 1978
Evelyn Ashford/Spouse
How are Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner related?
Griffith was part of a family that became track royalty. She married Al Joyner, gold medal winner in the triple jump during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Her sister-in-law was Jackie Joyner-Kersee, an all-time great in the heptathlon and long jump who won six Olympic medals.
Is Evelyn Ashford still married?
Ashford, 28, is married to Ray Washington, a basketball coach at Mt. San Jacinto College in Hemet. Ashford set her world record of 10.76 seconds at Zurich, Switzerland, two weeks after winning the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
When did Evelyn Ashford start competing in the Olympics?
After taking time off to give birth to a daughter, Ashford began competing again in the 100 metres in 1986, finishing third in the U.S. championships and first in the Goodwill Games in Moscow. In the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, she won a silver medal in the 100 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 100-metre relay.
Where did Evelyn Ashford go to high school?
At her high school in California, Ashford was invited to join the all-male track-and-field team when she outdistanced a number of its members in a series of races; she cocaptained the team her senior year.
How many times did Evelyn Ashford win the World Cup?
She broke the American record for the 200-meter sprint three times. A U.S. national champion five times in the 100-meter and five times in the 200-meter, Ashford won the World Cup a total of four times and won the Pan-Am Championship in each race in 1979.
When did Evelyn Ashford set a world record?
In 1984 Ashford set a world record in the 100 metres (10.76 seconds). After taking time off to give birth to a daughter, Ashford began competing again in the 100 metres in 1986, finishing third in the U.S. championships and first in the Goodwill Games in Moscow.