Martha Hudson
American sprinter (born 1939)
Martha Hudson
Hudson (right) at the 1960 Olympics
Full name Martha B. Hudson Pennyman Born March 21, 1939 (1939-03-21 ) (age 85)Eastman, Georgia , U.S. Height 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) Weight 53 kg (117 lb) Sport Athletics Event Sprint Club TSU Tigers, Nashville Personal best 100 m – 11.7 (1960)[ 1] [ 2]
Martha B. Hudson (later Pennyman , born March 21, 1939) is a retired American sprinter. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1960 Olympics, but failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m event. In 1959 she held the AAU indoor 100 yd title.[ 1] In 1986 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame .[ 3]
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1928 : Bobbie Rosenfeld , Ethel Smith , Jane Bell , Myrtle Cook (CAN )
1932 : Mary Carew , Evelyn Furtsch , Annette Rogers , Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA )
1936 : Harriet Bland , Annette Rogers , Betty Robinson , Helen Stephens (USA )
1948 : Xenia Stad-de Jong , Netti Witziers-Timmer , Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs , Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED )
1952 : Mae Faggs , Barbara Jones , Janet Moreau , Catherine Hardy (USA )
1956 : Shirley Barbara de la Hunty , Norma Croker , Fleur Mellor , Betty Cuthbert (AUS )
1960 : Martha Hudson , Lucinda Williams , Barbara Jones , Wilma Rudolph (USA )
1964 : Teresa Ciepły , Irena Kirszenstein , Halina Górecka , Ewa Kłobukowska (POL )
1968 : Barbara Ferrell , Margaret Bailes , Mildrette Netter , Wyomia Tyus (USA )
1972 : Christiane Krause , Ingrid Mickler , Annegret Richter , Heide Rosendahl (FRG )
1976 : Marlies Göhr , Renate Stecher , Carla Bodendorf , Bärbel Wöckel (GDR )
1980 : Romy Müller , Bärbel Wöckel , Ingrid Auerswald , Marlies Göhr (GDR )
1984 : Alice Brown , Jeanette Bolden , Chandra Cheeseborough , Evelyn Ashford (USA )
1988 : Alice Brown , Sheila Echols , Florence Griffith Joyner , Evelyn Ashford , Dannette Young (USA )
1992 : Evelyn Ashford , Esther Jones , Carlette Guidry , Gwen Torrence , Michelle Finn (USA )
1996 : Gail Devers , Inger Miller , Chryste Gaines , Gwen Torrence , Carlette Guidry (USA )
2000 : Savatheda Fynes , Chandra Sturrup , Pauline Davis-Thompson , Debbie Ferguson , Eldece Lewis (BAH )
2004 : Tayna Lawrence , Sherone Simpson , Aleen Bailey , Veronica Campbell , Beverly McDonald (JAM )
2008 : Olivia Borlée , Hanna Mariën , Élodie Ouédraogo , Kim Gevaert (BEL )
2012 : Tianna Madison , Allyson Felix , Bianca Knight , Carmelita Jeter , Jeneba Tarmoh , Lauryn Williams (USA )
2016 : Tianna Bartoletta , Allyson Felix , Tori Bowie , English Gardner , Morolake Akinosun (USA )
2020 : Briana Williams , Elaine Thompson-Herah , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Shericka Jackson , Natasha Morrison , Remona Burchell (JAM )
2024 : Melissa Jefferson , Twanisha Terry , Gabrielle Thomas , Sha'Carri Richardson (USA )
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