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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.
6 de ago. de 2016 · Valerie BRISCO-HOOKS is a retired American sprinter who won three Olympic gold medals in 1984 and 1988. She holds the world record in the 400 metres and was the first woman to break 49 seconds in this event.
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.
Valerie Brisco-Hooks is a former American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1984 Olympics in the 200 and 400 metres and the 4x400 relay. She also won a silver medal in the 4x400 relay at the 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships.
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.
Despite the family tragedies she endured and the physical hurdles she overcame, Valerie Brisco-Hooks will be remembered primarily for her one great achievement. In 1984, she became the first athlete, male or female, to win the 200- and 400-meter races in the same Olympic Games.
