American sprinter
Carlette Guidry-White
Born September 4, 1968 (1968-09-04 ) (age 55)Houston, Texas , U.S.
Carlette Denise Guidry-Falkquay (formerly Guidry-White , née Guidry ; born September 4, 1968) is an American former sprinter who won gold medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics , the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Her individual results include winning the 100 metres title at the 1990 Goodwill Games and a bronze medal in the 60 metres at the 1995 World Indoor Championships .[1] [2]
Born Carlette D. Guidry in Houston, Texas in 1968, she finished eighth in the 100 metres final at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, before going on to win Olympic relay gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where she also finished fifth in the 200 metres final.[2] She won a bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships .,[1] and also finished fourth in the World Championships 100 metres final that year. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won a second Olympic relay gold (she ran in the heats but not the final) and finished eighth in the 200 metres final.
At the collegiate level, Guidry competed for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin between 1987 and 1991. She collected a total of twelve NCAA titles, and was named Southwest Conference Athlete of the Decade in indoor track and outdoor track and field for the 1980s.[3] [4] She was also honored as Indoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Student-Athletes in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of NCAA Women's Championships.[5]
While at University of Texas , she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award ) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field competitor in 1991.[6] [7] She was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.[8]
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^ a b "2000 USATF ATHLETE BIOGRAPHY Carlette Guidry" . USATF . 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Carlette Guidry-White" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2011 .
^ "Sports notebook" . Houston Chronicle . August 13, 1992. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ Graney, Ryan (March 29, 2011). "Carlette Guidry Falkquay to be recognized at this year's Texas Relays" . Texassports.com . Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ "NCAA Names Carlette Guidry And Trecia Kaye Smith Division I Indoor Track And Field Most Outstanding Student-Athletes In Honor Of The 25th Anniversary Of Women's Championships" . News Release of the NCAA . February 28, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ "Longhorn Legends: Carlette Guidry" . University of Texas Athletics . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
^ "Track & Field" . CWSA . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
^ "Txtfhalloffame" . Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
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 )
1983 : Silke Gladisch , Marita Koch , Ingrid Auerswald , Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)
1987 : Alice Brown , Diane Williams , Florence Griffith Joyner , Pam Marshall (USA)
1991 : Dahlia Duhaney , Juliet Cuthbert , Beverly McDonald , Merlene Ottey , Merlene Frazer (JAM)
1993 : Olga Bogoslovskaya , Galina Malchugina , Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova , Irina Privalova , Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
1995 : Celena Mondie-Milner , Carlette Guidry , Chryste Gaines , Gwen Torrence , D'Andre Hill (USA)
1997 : Chryste Gaines , Marion Jones , Inger Miller , Gail Devers (USA)
1999 : Savatheda Fynes , Chandra Sturrup , Pauline Davis-Thompson , Debbie Ferguson , Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH)
2001 : Melanie Paschke , Gabi Rockmeier , Birgit Rockmeier , Marion Wagner (GER)
2003 : Patricia Girard-Léno , Muriel Hurtis , Sylviane Félix , Christine Arron (FRA)
2005 : Angela Daigle , Muna Lee , Me'Lisa Barber , Lauryn Williams (USA)
2007 : Lauryn Williams , Allyson Felix , Mikele Barber , Torri Edwards , Carmelita Jeter , Mechelle Lewis (USA)
2009 : Simone Facey , Shelly-Ann Fraser , Aleen Bailey , Kerron Stewart (JAM)
2011 : Bianca Knight , Allyson Felix , Marshevet Myers , Carmelita Jeter , Shalonda Solomon , Alexandria Anderson (USA)
2013 : Carrie Russell , Kerron Stewart , Schillonie Calvert , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM)
2015 : Veronica Campbell Brown , Natasha Morrison , Elaine Thompson , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Sherone Simpson , Kerron Stewart (JAM)
2017 : Aaliyah Brown , Allyson Felix , Morolake Akinosun , Tori Bowie , Ariana Washington (USA)
2019 : Natalliah Whyte , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Jonielle Smith , Shericka Jackson , Natasha Morrison (JAM)
2022 : Melissa Jefferson , Abby Steiner , Jenna Prandini , Twanisha Terry , Aleia Hobbs (USA)
2023 : Tamari Davis , Twanisha Terry , Gabrielle Thomas , Sha'Carri Richardson , Tamara Clark , Melissa Jefferson (USA)
1977: Europe (Possekel , Lynch , Richter , Lannaman )
1979: Europe (Haglund , Réga , Richter , Hunte )
1981: East Germany (Siemon , Wöckel , Walther , Göhr )
1985: East Germany (Gladisch , Rieger , Auerswald , Göhr )
1989: East Germany (Behrendt , Günther , Möller , Oschkenat )
1992: Asia (Gao , Tian , Chen , Xiao )
1994: Africa (Idehen , Tombiri , Opara-Thompson , Onyali )
1998: United States (Taplin , Gaines , Miller , Guidry )
2002: Americas (Lawrence , Campbell , McDonald , Ferguson )
2006: Americas (Bailey , Ferguson-McKenzie , Mothersille , Simpson )
2010: Americas (Mothersille , Ferguson-McKenzie , Solomon , Baptiste )
2014: Americas (Bartoletta , Ahye , Henry-Robinson , Campbell-Brown )
2018: Americas (Tenorio , Miller-Uibo , Prandini , Rosa )
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1993–present USA Track & Field Notes
OT : 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance : The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.
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OT : 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
Distance :The event was over 220 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-3, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
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