Olympic Results More results. Featured athletes. Barcelona G 4 x metres Relay. Seoul S metres. Los Angeles G metres. Three-time Olympian Pat Connolly was newly appointed as track and field coach. Ashford had to run the m. After keeping a close eye on her prodigy, Connolly was convinced that Ashford could not only make the Olympic team but also make it to the finals. In , at only 19 years of age, Ashford finished third in the m Then, also as per Connolly's prediction, Ashford reached the final.
She finished fifth in She was also part of the 4xm relay team, eventually placing seventh in In , she started training full time and had her sights set on the Moscow Olympic Games. A year later, Ashford ran Later that season, she won the m and m at the World Cup, where she defeated both world record-holders of the events, Marlies Gohr and Marita Koch from East Germany.
She ran the m in a lifetime best of Ashford was devastated by the news. She knew she was the best sprinter in the world, and she knew she was a strong contender for an Olympic Gold medal. Following the news that crushed the dreams of the whole US Olympic team, Ashford abandoned her training and went on a road trip with her husband Ray Washington. Displaying outstanding consistency, she produced three legal subsecond performances in both and Her best m performance was On the 3 July in Colorado Springs, history was made as Ashford and Calvin Smith broke the m world records within a span of 15 minutes.
A month earlier, Gohr had improved her own world record to The race in Colorado Springs was an opportunity for revenge for Ashford who wanted to respond to Gohr, especially before the first World Championships were due to take place the following month.
On that historic day, Ashford anchored a world-record attempt in the 4xm with Diane Williams, Alice Brown and Chandra Cheeseborough. Despite some poor baton passes, they finished in a North American record of Seventy minutes after the relay, Ashford lined up for the m. Once the gun was pulled, she raced down the track to stop the clock at a world record time of We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 15 April.
She is a member of famous Sprinter with the age 63 years old group. She net worth has been growing significantly in So, how much is Evelyn Ashford worth at the age of 63 years old? She is from United States. We have estimated Evelyn Ashford's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. In , Ashford was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, where she is said to be "one of the greatest track and field runners ever.
She is now On May 30, she gave birth to her daughter Raina Ashley Washington, and again came back for an excellent , losing only once over both the m and m, and winning the meter title at the Goodwill Games; earning another No. After parting ways with her coach Pat Connolly herself a 3-time Olympian in , Ashford was largely self-coached.
At the Summer Olympics, Ashford had a chance to win a gold medal. However, she had to withdraw from the m heats with a minor injury. She competed in the m, winning the event in a new Olympic Record of In the absence of World Champions and world record holders East Germany, the US team clocked one of the fastest times in history and won by the biggest margin ever at an Olympics, 1.
On July 3, , she set her first World Record be it at altitude for the metres, running In the final, however, she pulled a hamstring muscle and fell.
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