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Barbara Jones
Jones (2nd right) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1937-03-26) March 26, 1937 (age 87)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materTennessee State University
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubTSU Tigers, Nashville
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.5 (1955)
200 m – 25.0 (1953)
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 4×100 m relay

Barbara Pearl Jones (later Slater, born March 26, 1937) is a retired American sprinter. She was part of the 4 × 100 m relay teams that won gold medals at the 1952 and 1960 Olympics and at the 1955 and 1959 Pan American Games. At the 1952 Olympics she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, aged 15 years 123 days. She later became a member of the U.S. Paralympic Games Committee.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. "Barbara Jones". trackfield.brinkster.net.
  3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Kansas City, Missouri Public and Charter Schools Host 2nd Annual Double Dutch D. Kansas City Star (April 24, 2008)
Olympic champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Pan American Champions in women's 100 metres
USA Championship winners in women's 50-meter dash
Notes
  • The event was over 50 yards from 1923–32 and also 1955, 1957 and 1958. The 1959 distance was 60 meters.
US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash
1923–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.
1952 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
Coaches
1960 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
Coaches


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