Mamie Rallins competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and later coached many future Olympians.
14 Facts About Mamie Rallins
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Mamie Rallins realized this was much more than an enjoyable hobby and knew running was going to play a large part in her future.
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Mamie Rallins was a 1976 graduate of Tennessee State University, she began running hurdles for their track and field team her freshman year.
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Mamie Rallins joined the Amateur Athletic Union, and won four outdoor high hurdle championships.
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Mamie Rallins won a silver medal in the 80-meter hurdles at the 1967 Pan American Games.
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Mamie Rallins competed in numerous competitions in her days; however, nothing would compare to her time spent running in the Olympics.
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Mamie Rallins ran the 80-meter hurdles for her team and won the first heat running it in 10.6 seconds.
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Mamie Rallins competed in the 1972 Munich Germany Olympics when she was 31, running the 100-meter hurdles for the United States.
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Mamie Rallins missed making the Munich Olympic finals by 0.001 of a second.
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Mamie Rallins was equally as successful coaching as she was at running.
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Mamie Rallins was an effective coach on both the nation and international level, coaching as the head coach of the US Indoor World Championship team in 1987.
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Mamie Rallins was the Head Coach at Ohio State University of the Women's Track and Field and Cross Country team for 18 years.
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Mamie Rallins served as assistant athletic director for three years.
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Mamie Rallins was fatally injured in a car accident on May 16,2016, in Fremont, Ohio on State Route 53.