Lillie Leatherwood

Personal information
Full name	Lillie Mae Leatherwood
Born	July 6, 1964 (1964-07-06) (age 61) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Medal record Women'sathletics Representing United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 4 × 400 m relay 1988 Seoul 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 1991 Tokyo 4 × 400 m relay 1987 Rome 4 × 400 m relay

Lillie Mae Leatherwood (born July 6, 1964)^[1] is an Americanathlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

Leatherwood was born inTuscaloosa, Alabama and brought up inRalph AL. She attended theUniversity of Alabama and joined theZeta Phi Beta sorority via the Iota Eta chapter in 1986.

At the 1986 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, she placed first over 400 m, setting an indoorcollegiate record with a time of 51.23 seconds. She was also the National Champion in the 400-meter dash at the 1985 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing with a time of 53.12 seconds.

Leatherwood competed for the United States in the1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Together with her teammates,Sherri Howard, Olympic 400 m championValerie Brisco-Hooks, and 400 m silver medalistChandra Cheeseborough, she won gold in the 4 × 400 m relay.

On November 20, 1986, Leatherwood married her teammate and fellow Olympian,Emmit King, a member ofPhi Beta Sigma.

She won the BritishAAA Championships title in the 400 metres event at the1990 AAA Championships.^[2][3][4]

Leatherwood now resides in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is no longer married to Emmit King. She retired after a career in the Tuscaloosa City Police Department.^[5]

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