Kathy Hammond
American sprinter
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Kathleen "Kathy" Hammond (born November 2, 1951) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 meters.[1]
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| Full name | Kathleen Hammond | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 2, 1951 (age 74) Sacramento, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hammond was born in Sacramento, California. She was a child prodigy, winning the National Indoor Championship at 440 yards in 1967, when she was just 15 year old.
She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany where she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 meters. She then competed in the 4 × 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning and Cheryl Toussaint.
Club Affiliation: Kathy Hammond represented the Sacramento Road Runners in 1971, and the Will's Spikettes in 1967–1970. She broke the American Record at 440-yards in 52.2 8/12/1972.[2]
In 2018, Hammond was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[3]
Rankings
Hammond was ranked among the best in the US and the world in the 400 m sprint from 1967 to 1972, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News.[4][5]
| Year | World rank | US rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 5th | 2nd |
| 1968 | 10th | 2nd |
| 1969 | 2nd | 1st |
| 1970 | 3rd | 1st |
| 1971 | - | - |
| 1972 | 3rd | 1st |
USA Championships
Hammond was a very successful competitor at 400 m in the USA National Track and Field Championships between 1967 and 1973:[6]
| Year | 400m |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 2nd |
| 1968 | - |
| 1969 | 1st |
| 1970 | 4th |
| 1971 | - |
| 1972 | 1st |
| 1973 | 3rd |
