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Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944), later
known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American
sprinter.
Born in Atlanta, McGuire ran for Tennessee State University.
TSU had a very successful women's sprinting team in the 1960s,
including triple Olympic champions Wilma Rudolph, Wyomia Tyus, and McGuire.
Although McGuire's running career was short, she won six AAU titles, in three different
events. Her specialty, however, was the 200 m/220 y, in which she
won four of her six national titles. In 1964, she was undeafeted in
her favourite event, and went to Tokyo as the main contender for the 200 m gold
medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
McGuire first competed in the 100 m in Japan, and lost out in
the final to team mate Tyus. But in the 200 m final, she held off
Poland's Irena Kirszenstein to take the gold medal.
She added a third medal to her tally as a member of the American 4
x 100 m relay team, which placed second to Poland.
Edith McGuire ended her athletics career in 1965, and became a
teacher. At present, she owns a number of fast food
restaurants in Oakland, California together with
her husband Charles Duvall.
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