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Kathy McMillan

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Kathy McMillan
Personal information
BornNovember 7, 1957
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Long Jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Long Jump
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Long Jump
Olympic Boycott Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Philadelphia Long jump

Kathy McMillan (Kathy Laverne McMillan; born November 7, 1957 in Raeford, North Carolina) is a retired American athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event.

She competed for the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada, where she won the silver medal in the Women's Long Jump event as an 18-year-old. She attended Tennessee State University.

While competing for Hoke County High School, in Raeford, North Carolina she set the still standing NFHS National High School Record in the Long Jump of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) while participating in the Jack in the Box Invitational at UCLA on June 12, 1976.[1]

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