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Mildrette Netter

Full name: Mildrette Netter (-Bell, -Graves)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2" (158 cm)
Weight: 112 lbs (51 kg)
Born: June 16, 1948 in Greenview, Mississippi, United States
Affiliations: Alcorn A&M College
Country: USA United States
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Fourth place in both the 100m and the 200 at the 1968 Final Trials earned the virtually unknown Mildrette Netter of Alcorn A&M a place on the 1968 Olympic relay team. After the Trials she confirmed her form by taking third place in both sprints at the AAU and then in Mexico won an Olympic gold medal and two world record plaques as the U.S. relay team beat the previous global best in both heats and the final. Four years later, in München, Netter was the only member of the 1968 team to compete again in the relay – this time the U.S. finished fourth.

Personal Bests: 100 – 11.3 (1968); 200 – 23.9 (1969).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1968 Summer 20 Ciudad de México Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay United States USA 1 Gold WR
1972 Summer 24 München Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay United States USA 4

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(H) T(A) L
1968 Summer 20 Ciudad de México Athletics United States USA Final 1 WR 42.8 42.88 4
1968 Summer 20 Ciudad de México Athletics United States USA Round One Heat One 1 QU/WR 43.4 43.50
1972 Summer 24 München Athletics United States USA Final 4 43.39 8
1972 Summer 24 München Athletics United States USA Round One Heat Two 3 QU 43.07 3