| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1960 Rome | Shot put | |
Earlene Dennis Brown (born June 11, 1935 – died 1983) was a U.S. African American athlete notable for her careers in the sports of track and field and roller derby. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested 24 by men and 10 by women Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Roller derby is an American -invented contact Sport —and historically a form of Sports entertainment —based on formation Roller skating Brown was born in Laredo, Texas. Laredo ( "luh-RAID-o" in English in Spanish is the County seat of Webb County, Texas, United States
Track and Field Career
Her events of choice were the shot put and discus throwing. The shot put is an Athletics (track and field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion a heavy Considered one of the greatest American women throwers of all times, Earlene Brown finished in the top ten in the shot put and discus in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, setting American records in both events. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
Brown was an eight-time (1956-1962 and 1964) and three-time (1958, 1959 and 1961) national champion in the shot put and discus, respectively. In 1958, she received the #1 world ranking and became the first American to break the 50-foot barrier in the shot put. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1959, she won gold medals in both the shot put and discus events at the Pan American Games. The 3rd Pan American Games opened on August 27, 1959 in sunny 90°F (32°C heat before 40000 people in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Undoubtedly, the highlight of Brown's track and field career came in 1960, when she won a bronze medal for her shot put performance (16. 42 meters) at the Summer Olympics in Rome. Brown was the only American woman to win at the Olympics Games until 1992, when Connie Price-Smith won the discus and shot put at the U. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Connie Price-Smith (born 3 June 1962 in St Charles) is an American Shot putter and Discus thrower She graduated from S. Olympic trials. After a subpar performance in the 1964 Summer Olympics, Brown retired from track and field competition. The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan
On December 1, 2005, Earlene Brown was posthumously inducted in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame by the USA Track and Field (USATF) during the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held in Jacksonville, Florida. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Roller Derby Career
After a successful career in the international track and field community, Brown made her debut in the banked track sport of roller derby in 1965. Roller derby is an American -invented contact Sport —and historically a form of Sports entertainment —based on formation Roller skating Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. She began her skating career with Roller Games' Texas Outlaws and New York Bombers. At almost 6 feet tall (on skates) and over 250 pounds, Brown quickly became one of the sport's most feared defensive skaters – her signature move being "the bear hug. "
After a brief retirement, Brown returned to roller derby, skating with the World Famous, World Champion Los Angeles Thunderbirds. The Los Angeles Thunderbirds (or T-Birds for short were a highly-popular Roller derby team that skated in the Roller Games league from the 1960's to the 1989 It was at this juncture that she became known in the sport as "747" because of her incredible size and weight - she even wore "747" on her jersey! Despite her girth, the former Olympian displayed amazing quickness and agility and even served as an occasional jammer. In a game skated at Comiskey Park in Chicago on September 15, 1972, Brown mesmerized the soldout crowd with an outstanding performance that motivated the fans to breakout into a chant of her name. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Years later, she was quoted as saying that moment was her "biggest thrill in skating. "
After the 1974 season, Brown permanently retired from roller derby. She died in 1983 in Compton, California. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
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