Carlota Gooden
Panamanian sprinter
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Carlota Gooden (born 7 June 1936) is a Panamanian sprinter. She was the first woman to represent Panama at the Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 June 1936 Panama City, Panama |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 100 metres |
She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She finished second in the 1959 Pan American Games 4 × 100 metres Relay (with Jean Holmes-Mitchell, Marcela Daniel, and Silvia Hunte), third in the 1959 Pan American Games 60 metres and third in the 1959 Pan American Games 100 metres.[2] She was descended from Barbadian canal workers. In 1955, she earned an athletic scholarship to Tuskegee University, one of the premier African American women's track programs.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Panama | |||||
| 1951 | Bolivarian Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 60 m | 6.5 |
| 1st | 100 m | 12.5 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.5 | |||
| 1954 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | 100 m | 12.32 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.49 | |||
| 1959 | Pan American Games | Chicago, United States | 3rd | 60 m | 7.4 |
| 3rd | 100 m | 12.3 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.2 | |||
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome, Italy | 25th (qf) | 100 m | 12.70 |
| 6th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.66 | |||
| Ibero-American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 100 m | 11.9 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.2 | |||
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 11.6h (1960)
