Kathy McMillan
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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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- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Raeford, North Carolina
- Tennessee State University alumni
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from North Carolina
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American long jumpers
- Female long jumpers
- American sportswomen
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs