Mildrette Netter

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Born	June 16, 1948 (1948-06-16) (age 77) Rosedale,Mississippi, U.S.
Medal record Women'sathletics Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4 × 100 metre relay

Mildrette Netter (born June 16, 1948, inRosedale,Mississippi) is an Americanathlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters. She competed for the United States in the1968 Summer Olympics held inMexico City,Mexico in the 4 × 100 meters where she won the gold medal with her teammatesBarbara Ferrell,Margaret Bailes, andWyomia Tyus. The relay Netter was a part of set theworld record with a time of 42.88. Netter also competed in the 1972 Olympics.^[1]

She grew up inRosedale, Mississippi. She was short. She became the first female Olympic medalist from Mississippi. There were no women's track programs in Mississippi when she graduated from high school and she was denied a scholarship to Tennessee State.^[2]

After her gold medal win, Alcorn State established a women's track tram, the first in Mississippi. She married fellow Alcorn alumnus Willie White, Vietnam War veteran.^[2]

She is a member of the Rosedale-West Bolivar High School Hall of Fame. The track and field at Alcorn was renamed for her. She is in the Alcorn State Hall of Honor, SWAC Hall of Fame, Alcorn State Athletic Hall of Fame, the Clarksdale/Coahoma Sports Hall of Fame, Bob Hayes Track Hall of Fame, and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.^[3]

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill; et al."Mildrette Netter".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe original on 2020-04-18.
• Mildrette Netter Graves at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
• "Athlete Mildrette Netter blazes a trial".Clarksdale Press Register. October 10, 2005.

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