Mabel Staton, track and field trailblazer who competed at 1952 Olympics, dies at 92
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died.
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Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died.
Mabel Landry Staton, a track and field trailblazer who was the only female American to compete in long jump at the 1952 Olympics Games in Helsinki, has died at 92, her family said.
At 92, Mabel Staton remains an icon in track and field, a trailblazer who broke barriers for women and African Americans.
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