Marilyn King
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pentathlon |
| Club | Millbrae Lions |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 mH – 13.7 (1976) HJ – 1.78 m (1976) LJ – 6.34 m (1976)[1][2] |
Marilyn Elizabeth King (born May 21, 1949) is an American former pentathlete. In 1971 she won the AAU title and placed fourth at the
1980 U.S. Olympic Trials, but could not attend the Games due to their boycott by the United States.[3][4]
King graduated from the California State University, East Bay. She founded Beyond Sports, an organization that applies imagery to a wide range of individual and social concerns, such as world peace.[1]
King was inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marilyn King Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61159-184-2.
- ISBN 978-1-118-04680-7.
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