Barbara Ferrell

Barbara Ann Ferrell

Personal information
Born	July 28, 1947 (1947-07-28) (age 76) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4x100 metres relay 1968 Mexico City 100 metres Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 100 metres

Barbara Ann Ferrell, Mrs. Edmonson (born July 28, 1947,

in that event in 1967 and 1969 and is a member of the U.S. National Track & Field Hall of Fame.

Ferrell competed for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 100 metres, where she finished second to teammate and 1964 gold medalist Wyomia Tyus. She finished fourth in the 200 metres final. The two then joined with fellow Americans Margaret Bailes and Mildrette Netter to take the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

At the

, after a season in which she had been hampered by injury, Ferrell finished seventh in the 100 metres final, and was eliminated in the semifinals of the 200 metres.

She was named to the U.S. National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1988^[1] and, that same year, to the Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame.^[2]

Ferrell served as women's track coach at the

.

Ferrell obtained her bachelor's degree in sociology from California State College, Los Angeles, now California State University, Los Angeles, in 1969. She was inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.^[5]

She is married to former

Their record set in 1997 lasted for seven years.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Ferrell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.

External links

• Barbara Ferrell at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)