Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton (née McDaniel, November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she attended David T. Howard High School.[1] She competed for the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the women's high jump event. In the process, she beat the current world record holder, Iolanda Balas and set a new world record.
She attended the Tuskegee Institute where she played basketball. While there she was the National Champion in 1953, 1955 and 1956.[2] In 1983 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Death
McDaniel-Singleton died of cancer, aged 70,[4] in Pasadena, California.
References
- ^ McCray, Vanessa. "8 famous former students of Atlanta's David T. Howard School". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Women's High Jump". legacy.USATF.org. USA Track & Field.
- ^ "Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Members by Year" (PDF). Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "McDaniel-Singleton, 1956 Olympic High Jump gold medalist dies". IAAF.org. October 7, 2004. Archived from the original on October 20, 2004.
External links
- Millie McDaniel at World Athletics
- Mildred (Tex) McDaniel at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
- Mildred Louise McDaniel at Olympics.com
- Mildred McDaniel at Olympic.org (archived)
- Millie McDaniel at Olympedia
- Millie McDaniel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mildred Louise McDaniel-Singleton at Find a Grave (cites November 3, 1933 as date of birth)
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