• Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder...
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    fastest time at the United States Olympic Trials, held in Los Angeles. Evelyn Ashford, another UCLA alumna and early favorite to medal, dropped out of the...
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    have often featured on Athlete of the Year lists. Carl Lewis (1984), Evelyn Ashford (1984), Florence Griffith-Joyner (1988), Usain Bolt (2008) and Elaine...
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    Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 16 July 1988 breaking Evelyn Ashford's four-year-old world record by 0.27 seconds. The extraordinary nature...
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    June 8, 1983 10.79 0.6 Evelyn Ashford  United States US Air Force Academy, United States July 3, 1983 10.76 1.7 Evelyn Ashford  United States Zürich,...
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    World Cup in Montreal, she was beaten into second place in the 100 m by Evelyn Ashford (U.S.), thus starting a competitive rivalry. In early 1980 Göhr confirmed...
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  • Olympic events (and, less commonly, the sprint hurdles). Frank Wykoff and Evelyn Ashford are the most successful athletes in the event, having each won three...
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    charged out to the lead, only to be overtaken by world record holder Evelyn Ashford, with Brown clearly taking the silver medal. Later, the U.S. relay team...
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    Preceded by Martina Navratilova Flo Hyman Memorial Award 1988 Succeeded by Evelyn Ashford Sporting positions Preceded by Sabine John Larisa Nikitina Women's Heptathlon...
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  • actress Evelyn Ashford (born 1957), America female sprinter, gold medalist of the women's 100 meters running during the 1984 Summer Olympics Evelyn Aswad...
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