Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. Tyus, from Tennessee State University, participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics at age 19. In the heats of the event, she equalled Wilma Rudolph's World Record, propelling her to a favourite for the final, where her main rival would be fellow American Edith McGuire. Tyus won the final, beating McGuire by two tenths. Wikipedia
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Wyomia Tyus (b. 1945) Wyomia Tyus, born in Griffin on August 29, 1945, was the first person to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100-meter dash. www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-836&hl=y
The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, centrally located in Macon, honors Georgia's outstanding athletes in all sports. Sections are devoted to professional, collegiate, and high school sports, as well as a special exhibit on the Atlanta Olympic Game www.gshf.org
Wyomia Tyus (b. 1945) Wyomia Tyus, born in Griffin on August 29, 1945, was the first person to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100-meter dash. www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-836&...
Wyomia Tyus was born August 29, 1945 in Griffin, Georgia. As one of the most gifted sprinters in the world, she accomplished what had never been done before. She won gold medals in the 100 meter race in two separate Olympics, the '64 Games in Tokyo and culturebus.com/site/?page=profile&url_id=85&n=Tyus,_Wyomia
Tyus has been a tireless speaker on behalf of female participation in sports as well as other areas of athletics and physical fitness. In 1982, she traveled to sixty cities on a tour that promoted women's athletics. In 1985, she participated in a clinic sports.jrank.org/pages/4985/Tyus-Wyomia-Where-She-Now.html
Tyus is one of the great sprinters in Olympic history. She became the first athlete, male or female, to win an Olympic sprint championship twice in a row, as she won the 100 meters in both 1964 and 1968. The only one to achieve the feat since is Carl Le www.olympic-usa.org/62_12041.htm
