Denean Howard

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Denean Howard
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1964-10-05) October 5, 1964 (age 59)
Sherman, Texas
Height5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
College teamCal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles
ClubPuma and Energizer Track Club/Tyson
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4x400 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rome 4x400 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis 400 metres
Updated on 19 May 2016.

Denean Elizabeth Howard-Hill (born October 5, 1964) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

At the Olympics she competed as Miss Howard in 1984, as Mrs. Howard-Hill in 1988, and as Mrs. Hill in 1992.

She competed for the United States, winning a gold medal at the

American Record in the event, which is still the second best time ever run behind the winning Soviet team in that race.[3]

She is married to boxer, Virgil Hill; her son Virgil was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB Draft, currently playing for the Class-A Batavia Muckdogs.[4]

Denean Howard and her 3 sisters gained fame in 1979 when the four of them teamed up to set the

1980 Olympic Trials, the first sisters to make the Olympic team simultaneously in the same event.[12]

She is currently an assistant coach at the College of the Canyons.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Denean Howard-Hill Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. October 5, 1964. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Sherri Howard Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. June 1, 1962. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "IAAF Al time list". Iaaf.org. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "Sports Southern California | PE.com – The Press-Enterprise". Blogs.pe.com. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Gritten, David (March 24, 1980). "Here Come the Howards, the Top Sister Act in U.S. Sports". People. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED : Athletes who began their careers in the Valley over the past 10 years have gone on to win Olympic gold medals, Cy Young Awards and world boxing titles. Team achievements included improbable champions and record winning streaks. But fights, strikes and firings also made the news – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. December 31, 1989. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. ^ "DyestatCal". DyestatCal. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  9. ^ "Track and Field News High School AOY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  10. ^ "National High School Record Book". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  11. ^ HP-Time.com;B.J. Phillips Monday, July 7, 1980 (July 7, 1980). "Time". Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Assistant Track and Field Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.

External links

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