1. Chandra Danette Cheeseborough is a retired American sprinter.
12 Facts About Chandra Cheeseborough
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Chandra Cheeseborough won two gold medals and a silver at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Chandra Cheeseborough graduated from Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Florida in 1977, where she set the still standing NFHS national high school records in both the 100 yard and 220 yard dashes.
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Chandra Cheeseborough did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.
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Chandra Cheeseborough won the national indoor 200-yard dash in 1979,1981,1982 and 1983.
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Chandra Cheeseborough made history at the 1984 Games when she became the first woman to win gold medals in both relays, which were held less than an hour apart.
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Chandra Cheeseborough became only the second athlete, after Paavo Nurmi 60 years earlier, to win two separate Olympic running events in a single day.
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Chandra Cheeseborough later became a coach and returned to Tennessee State.
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Chandra Cheeseborough was named head coach of both men and women in 1999.
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Chandra Cheeseborough has served as an assistant coach for the US team at the 1999 Junior Pan-Am Championships.
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In March 2007 it was announced that Chandra Cheeseborough would be the assistant coach for the 2008 Olympic team.
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Chandra Cheeseborough coached the sprints and hurdles for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.