American sprinter
Kathy Hammond
Personal information Full name Kathleen Hammond Born November 2, 1951 (1951-11-02 ) (age
Kathleen "Kathy" Hammond (born November 2, 1951) is anAmerican athlete who mainly competed in the 400 meters.[ 1]
Hammond was born inSacramento, California . She was a child prodigy, winning theNational Indoor Championship at 440 yards in 1967, when she was just 15 year old.
She competed for the United States at the1972 Summer Olympics held inMunich , Germany where she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 meters. She then competed in the 4 × 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammatesMable Fergerson ,Madeline Manning andCheryl Toussaint .
Club Affiliation: Kathy Hammond represented the Sacramento Road Runners in 1971, and the Will's Spikettes in 1967–1970.She broke the American Record at 440-yards in 52.2 8/12/1972.[ 2]
In 2018, Hammond was inducted into theNational Track and Field Hall of Fame .[ 3]
Hammond was ranked among the best in the US and the world in the 400 m sprint from 1967 to 1972, according to the votes of the experts ofTrack and Field News [ 4] [ 5]
400 meters Year World rank US rank 1967 5th 2nd 1968 10th 2nd 1969 2nd 1st 1970 3rd 1st 1971 - - 1972 3rd 1st
Hammond was a very successful competitor at 400 m in the USA National Track and Field Championships between 1967 and 1973:[ 6]
USA Championships Year 400m 1967 2nd 1968 - 1969 1st 1970 4th 1971 - 1972 1st 1973 3rd
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill ; et al."Kathy Hammond" .Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .Sports Reference LLC . Archived fromthe original on April 17, 2020. ^ Tricard, Louise Mead (1996).American Women's Track & Field (First ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co.ISBN 0-7864-0219-9 ^ "USA Track & Field – Olympic medalists Dwight Phillips, Kathy Hammond and longtime contributor Bob Hersh named to National" . Legacy.usatf.org. October 4, 2018. Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2022 .^ "World Rankings Index--Women's 400 meters" (PDF) .Track and Field News .^ "U.S. Rankings Index--Women's 400 meters" (PDF) .Track and Field News .^ "History of US Nationals Results: 400 Meters – Women" . Track and Field News.
1927–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1928 :Irene Moran 1929 :Catherine Donovan 1930 :Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) ,Catherine Capp (2nd)1931 :Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) ,Catherine Capp (2nd)1932 :Catherine Capp 1933 :Annette Rogers 1934 :Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) ,Annette Rogers (2nd)1935 :Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) ,Mary Jane Santschi (2nd)1936 :Annette Rogers 1937 :Helen Stephens 1941 :Jean Lane 1945 :Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) ,Nell Jackson (2nd)1946 :Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) ,Juanita Watson (2nd)1948 :Audrey Patterson 1949 :Mae Faggs 1950 :Mae Faggs 1951 :Mae Faggs 1952 :Mae Faggs 1953 :Janet Moreau 1954 :Mae Faggs 1955 :Alfrances Lyman 1956 :Mae Faggs 1957 :Lucinda Williams 1958 :Isabelle Daniels 1959 :Lucinda Williams 1960 :Wilma Rudolph 1961 :Vivian Brown 1962 :Vivian Brown 1963 :Marilyn White 1964 :Valerie Carter 1965 :Edith McGuire 1966 :Edith McGuire 1967 :Una Morris (JAM) ,Kathy Hammond (2nd)1968 :Vilma Charlton (JAM) ,Nancy Beeson (2nd)1969 :Barbara Ferrell 1970 :Diane Kummer 1971 :Esther Stroy 1972 :Esther Stroy 1973 :Rosalyn Bryant 1974 :Linda Cordy ,Theresa Montgomery 1975 :Rosalyn Bryant 1976 :Pamela Jiles 1977 :Rosalyn Bryant 1978 :Freida Nichols (BAR) ,Theresa Montgomery (2nd)1979 :Chandra Cheeseborough 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes * Distances have varied as follows: 220 yards (1928-32, 1945-46, 1949-64, 1966-68, 1970-86), 200 yards (1965), 240 yards (1967).
1958–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes OT : Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic .Distance :The event was over 440 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957–8, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4
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