Brenda Morehead Explained

Brenda Morehead
Sport:Sprinting
Event:100 metres
Birth Date:5 October 1957
Birth Place:Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Brenda Morehead (born October 5, 1957) is an American sprinter.

Morehead ran for Toledo Scott High School; where she participated in the first girls high school meet, winning four events and leading her team to victory.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] Morehead qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diamond . iTrack llc, Brian . Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall Of Fame Recipient Brenda Morehead 1984 . March 30, 2022 . www.oatccc.com . en.
  2. Brenda Morehead Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190911/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/brenda-morehead-1.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . July 3, 2017.
  3. Book: Caroccioli. Tom. Caroccioli. Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. 2008. New Chapter Press. Highland Park, IL. 978-0942257403. 243–253.

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