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Representing the  United States
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1951 Buenos Aires | 100 m |
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1951 Buenos Aires | 200 m |
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1951 Buenos Aires | 4 × 100 m relay |
Jean Patton (born 1932) is an American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was a three-time national champion, winning the women's 100 m in 1949 and 1950, before a 200 m title in 1951.
She competed at one major international tournament for the United States, the 1951 Pan American Games, where she excelled with gold medals in the 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay (alongside Nell Jackson, Dolores Dwyer and Janet Moreau), as well as a silver medal in the 100 m behind Peru's Julia Sánchez.
An African-American, she attended Tennessee State College and competed for the institution athletically.
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 100 m: 1949, 1950
- 200 m: 1951
See also
References
- USA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- Jean Patton. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- Jean Patton. EHBC Sports. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
- American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980, Volume 1 By Louise Mead Tricard. Retrieved on 2018-01-14.
| Pan American Champions in women's 200 metres | |
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| US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash | |
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| 1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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| 1993–present USA Track & Field |
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- Living people
- 1932 births
- Track and field athletes from Tennessee
- American female sprinters
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games
- African-American track and field athletes
- Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 20th-century African-American sportswomen
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners