Theresa Manuel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameTheresa Altameze•Manuel
Used nameTheresa•Manuel
Born7 January 1926 in Tampa, Florida (USA)
Died21 November 2016 in Tampa, Florida (USA)
Measurements175 cm / 57 kg
AffiliationsTuskegee Institute, Tuskegee (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Theresa Manuel played basketball at Middleton High School, in Tampa, and then led Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to four straight conference track championships. She was the AAU indoor champion in the 50 metre hurdles in 1948. After college graduation she coached at Middleton and then Hillsborough High School, and in 1976 was voted Florida Basketball Coach of the Year. The largest Tampa area track meet was named for her, the Manuel-Griffin Relays, and in 1994, she became the first African-American female to be inducted into the Tampa Sports Hall of Fame. In 2004, the track at her old high school was named in her honor, the Theresa A. Manuel Track and Field.

Personal Bests: 100 – unknown; 80H – unknown; JT – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Theresa Manuel
80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic) 6 h1 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) United States 3 h3 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic) 12