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American sprinter
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Female
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Birth:
1932
Education:
Tennessee State University
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Biography
Introduction
Jean Patton (born 1932) is an American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was a three-time national champion, winning the women's 100 m in 1949 and 1950, before a 200 m title in 1951.
She competed at one major international tournament for the United States, the 1951 Pan American Games, where she excelled with gold medals in the 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay (alongside Nell Jackson, Dolores Dwyer and Janet Moreau), as well as a silver medal in the 100 m behind Peru's Julia Sánchez.
An African-American, she attended Tennessee State College and competed for the institution athletically.
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 100 m: 1949, 1950
- 200 m: 1951