Mildred McDaniel

Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton (née McDaniel, November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.

Mildred McDaniel
Personal information
Birth nameMildred Louise McDaniel
Full nameMildred Louise McDaniel-Singleton
BornNovember 4, 1933 (1933-11-04)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 2004 (2004-10-01) (aged 70)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne High jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City High jump

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she attended David T. Howard High School.[1] She competed for the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the women's high jump event. In the process, she beat the current world record holder, Iolanda Balas and set a new world record.

She attended the Tuskegee Institute where she played basketball. While there she was the National Champion in 1953, 1955 and 1956.[2] In 1983 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

Death

McDaniel-Singleton died of cancer, aged 70,[4] in Pasadena, California.

References
  1. McCray, Vanessa. "8 famous former students of Atlanta's David T. Howard School". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  2. "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Women's High Jump". legacy.USATF.org. USA Track & Field.
  3. "Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Members by Year" (PDF). Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. "McDaniel-Singleton, 1956 Olympic High Jump gold medalist dies". IAAF.org. October 7, 2004. Archived from the original on October 20, 2004.


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