Earlene Brown
American athlete (1935–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Earlene Brown (née Dennis; June 11, 1935 – May 1, 1983) was an American athlete notable for her careers in track and field and roller games. She competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the shot put and discus throw and won a bronze medal in the shot put in 1960; she finished fourth in the discus in 1956.[1]
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Born | July 11, 1935 Latexo, Texas, U.S. |
Died | May 21, 1983(1983-05-21) (aged 47) Compton, California, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw |
Club | Spartan Women's Athletic Club Compton Track Club |
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Personal best(s) | SP – 16.69 m (1960) DT – 53.91 m (1960)[1] |
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