Search results
Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (n. Greenwood, Misisipi; 6 de julio de 1960), atleta estadounidense especialista en carreras de velocidad que ganó tres medallas de oro (200, 400 y relevos 4 x 100 metros) en los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 1984.
Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born Valerie Ann Brisco; July 6, 1960, in Greenwood, Mississippi) is an Olympian who won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics.
At the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Valerie Brisco-Hooks stepped into the capacity-filled Los Angeles Coliseum for the 400x4 meter final – the first of her historic three gold medals – and she couldn’t hear the 100,000 loud cheers.
Hace 1 día · Biography. After her brother Robert was shot on a running track in Los Angeles, Valerie Brisco took up running in his honor. Initially a fairly unremarkable runner, she married NFL player Alvin Hooks and gave birth to a son.
6 de ago. de 2016 · Valerie BRISCO-HOOKS | Profile | World Athletics. Country. United States. Born. 06 JUL 1960. Athlete Code. 14355869. Follow me. Honours Summary. 3 x Olympic champion. 1 x Olympic Games Silver medallist. 1 x World Championships Bronze medallist. 1 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results. Progression.
She became the first woman to win the 200 and 400 m at the same Olympics, and added a third gold in the relay. She never managed to reach the same level as in 1984, but won a World Championship bronze in 1987 and Olympic silver in 1988, both in the 4×400 m relay. She retired from track and field in 1991.
Brisco-Hooks, Valerie (1960—) African-American runner and first Olympian to win gold medals in the 200- and 400-meter events. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, on July 6, 1960; one of ten children of Guitherea and Arguster Brisco; married Alvin Hooks (a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles), 1981 (divorced, 1984); children: Alvin Hooks, Jr.
