Although McGuire's running career was short, she won six AAU titles, in three different events. Her specialty, however, was the 200 m/220 y, in which she won four of her six national titles. In 1964, she was undefeated in her favorite event, and went to Tokyo as the main contender for the 200 m gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
McGuire first competed in the 100 m in Japan, and lost out in the final to teammate Tyus. But in the 200 m final, she held off Poland's Irena Kirszenstein to take the gold medal. She added a third medal to her tally as a member of the American 4×100 m relay team, which placed second to Poland.
edith, mcguire, edith, marie, mcguire, born, june, 1944, later, known, duvall, american, former, sprinter, mcguire, 1964, olympicspersonal, informationfull, nameedith, marie, mcguirebornjune, 1944, 1944, atlanta, georgia, height5, weight130, sportsportathletic. Edith Marie McGuire born June 3 1944 later known as Edith McGuire Duvall is an American former sprinter Edith McGuireMcGuire at the 1964 OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameEdith Marie McGuireBornJune 3 1944 1944 06 03 age 78 Atlanta Georgia U S Height5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Weight130 lb 59 kg SportSportAthleticsEvent s Sprint long jumpClubTSU Tigers NashvilleAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 m 11 47 1964 200 m 23 05 1964 LJ 5 91 m 1961 Medal record Women s athleticsRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1964 Tokyo 200 m1964 Tokyo 100 m1964 Tokyo 4 100 m relayPan American Games1963 Sao Paulo 100 m1963 Sao Paulo Long jumpBorn in Atlanta Georgia McGuire ran for Tennessee State University TSU had a very successful women s sprinting team The Tigerbelles in the 1960s including triple Olympic champions Wilma Rudolph Wyomia Tyus and McGuire Although McGuire s running career was short she won six AAU titles in three different events Her specialty however was the 200 m 220 y in which she won four of her six national titles In 1964 she was undefeated in her favorite event and went to Tokyo as the main contender for the 200 m gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics McGuire first competed in the 100 m in Japan and lost out in the final to teammate Tyus But in the 200 m final she held off Poland s Irena Kirszenstein to take the gold medal She added a third medal to her tally as a member of the American 4 100 m relay team which placed second to Poland Edith McGuire ended her athletics career in 1965 and became a teacher In 1980 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 1 At present she owns a number of fast food restaurants in Oakland California together with her husband Charles Duvall References Edit Edith McGuire Duvall PDF Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Archived PDF from the original on July 19 2011 Retrieved July 5 2017 External links Edit Media related to Edith McGuire at Wikimedia Commons Edith McGuire at the USATF Hall of Fame Edith Marie McGuire at Olympics comEdith McGuire at Olympic org archived Edith McGuire at Olympedia Edith McGuire at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Edith McGuire at the New Georgia Encyclopedia at the Wayback Machine archived 2005 10 25 Tennessee State University An Olympic Tradition at the Wayback Machine archived 2014 01 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edith McGuire amp oldid 1074232477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
