Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died ...

1992 Olympic Games: Long Jump - 7.07 m (3rd) 1996 Olympic Games: Long Jump - 7.00 m (3rd) 1982 USA Outdoor Championships: Heptathlon - 6041 pts. (1st) 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials: Heptathlon - 6520 pts. ...

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ...

At the Olympics, he qualified for the final but suffered a broken foot on a warm-up jump and was forced to scratch from the final. He was still ranked sixth in the world, the first of 14 world ...

In 1952, she made history as the only American woman to compete in the long jump at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She defied both racism and the limitations of gender in athletics.

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ...