Carlota Gooden (born 7 June 1936) is a Panamanian sprinter. She was the first woman to represent Panama at the Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Panamanian |
| Born | 7 June 1936 Panama City, Panama |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She finished second in the 1959 Pan American Games 4 × 100 metres Relay (with Jean Holmes-Mitchell, Marcela Daniel, and Silvia Hunte), third in the 1959 Pan American Games 60 metres and third in the 1959 Pan American Games 100 metres.[2] She was descended from Barbadian canal workers. In 1955, she earned an athletic scholarship to Tuskegee University, one of the premier African American women's track programs.[3]
References edit
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlota Gooden Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Carlota Gooden's Athletic Citizenship". Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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