Eleanor Montgomery
Eleanor Inez Montgomery (November 13, 1946 – December 28, 2013) was a female high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1950s and 1960s for her native country. She was a two-time Olympian, and a Tigerbelle, the name of the Tennessee State University women's track and field program, under Head Coach Ed Temple. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Montgomery set her personal best in the women's high jump event (1.80 metres) on 1969-07-06 at the US National Championships in Dayton, which was an American record at that time. She also competed in the long jump and the heptathlon during her career.
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Height |
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1962 | US National Championships | Los Angeles, California | 6th | 1.52 m |
1963 | US National Championships | Dayton, Ohio | 1st | 1.73 m |
Pan American Games | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 1.68 m | |
1964 | US National Championships | Hanford, California | 1st | 1.73 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 1.71 m | |
1965 | US National Championships | Columbus, Ohio | 1st | 1.70 m |
1966 | US National Championships | Frederick, Maryland | 1st | 1.70 m |
1967 | US National Championships | Santa Barbara, California | 1st | 1.68 m |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 1.78 m | |
1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 19th | 1.68 m |
1969 | US National Championships | Dayton, Ohio | 1st | 1.80 m |
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- 1946 births
- 2013 deaths
- American female high jumpers
- American long jumpers
- American heptathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Sportspeople from Cleveland, Ohio
- Tennessee State University alumni
- American track and field athletics biography stubs
- American high jumper stubs