Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Los Angeles 1984 | 200 metres | |
Los Angeles 1984 | 400 metres | |
Los Angeles 1984 | 4x400 m Relay | |
Seoul 1988 | 4x400 m Relay |
Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m. Brisco competed in the 1988 Olympic Games, which took place in Seoul, South Korea, running on the American 4x400 meter-relay team that finished in second place (but above the older record) behind the Soviet team that broke the 4x400 meter-relay world record.
Television guest appearance
Brisco races Cliff in The Cosby Show episode Off to the Races, first aired Thursday May 8, 1986 on NBC.
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