Barbara Ann Ferrell

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Born	July 28, 1947 (1947-07-28) (age 78) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Medal record Women'sathletics Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4 × 100 metres relay 1968 Mexico City 100 metres Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 100 metres

Barbara Ann Ferrell, Mrs. Edmonson (born July 28, 1947,Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American formertrack and field athlete who competed mainly in the100-metre dash. She was the U.S.national champion in that event in 1967 and 1969 and is a member of the U.S. National Track & Field Hall of Fame.

Ferrell competed for the United States at the1968 Summer Olympics held inMexico City,Mexico in the 100 metres, where she finished second to teammate and 1964 gold medalistWyomia Tyus. She finished fourth in the 200 metres final. The two then joined with fellow AmericansMargaret Bailes andMildrette Netter to take the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

At the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich, Germany, after a season in which she had been hampered by injury, Ferrell finished seventh in the 100 metres final, and was eliminated in the semifinals of the 200 metres.

She was named to the U.S. National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1988^[1] and, that same year, to theMt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame.^[2]

Ferrell served as women's track coach at theUniversity of Southern California, and while there became one of the few female coaches in anNCAA Division I program to handle both the men's and women's sprinters. She was named head coach for the women's track and field andcross country programs at theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2002.^[3][4] Ferrell, also known as Coach E, retired as the head track coach atSan Marino High School and passed the position onto her former pupilJeff Williams.

Ferrell obtained her bachelor's degree insociology from California State College, Los Angeles, nowCalifornia State University, Los Angeles, in 1969. She was inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.^[5]

She is married to formerUCLA football andprofessional track great Warren Edmonson, who has served as head track and field coach atCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills since 2002.^[6] While competing forSt. Bernard High School, their daughters Malika and Miya were a key component of the school'snational record-setting4 × 100 metres relay team.^[7] Their record set in 1997 lasted for seven years.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill; et al."Barbara Ferrell".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe original on April 17, 2020.

• Barbara Ferrell at theUSATFHall of Fame (archived)

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