Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. Arguably the greatest female sprinter ever, with a career that spanned an unprecedented five Olympic Games. She has with automatic timing run under the 11 second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games. As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia
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Profile America for this 3rd day of Black History Month. Evelyn Ashford became one of the world's fastest sprinters, overcoming obstacles through a combination of faith and hard work. Her career peaked in time for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, but the U. www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/radio/black_history_...
