Wyomia Tyus: The First Back-to-Back Olympic 100m Gold Medal Winner

Track and Field Black History

English - February 08, 2021 14:19 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Before Usain Bolt, Gail Devers, Carl Lewis, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, there was Wyomia Tyus. Tyus set the blueprint by becoming the first person, man or woman, to defend their Olympic 100m Gold Medal.

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