Evelyn Ashford

Runner

Birthday April 15, 1957

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Shreveport, LA

Age 67 years old

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About

American track runner who ran the 100 meters and 4x100 meters races, and won two Olympic gold medals in Los Angeles in 1984.

Before Fame

She became one of the fastest women in the world but was unable to compete at the 1980 games due to the US boycott.

Trivia

She was on the boys track team in high school.

Family Life

She married Ray Washington in 1978.

Associated With

She often competed with Florence Griffith Joyner.