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{{short description|American high jumper}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| birth_name = Mildred Louise McDaniel
| full_name = {{nowrap|Mildred Louise McDaniel-Singleton}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date text|November 4, 1933}}
| birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|September 30, 2004|November 4, 1933}}
| death_place = [[Pasadena, California]], U.S.
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] | [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1955 Pan American Games|1955 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games|High jump]]}}
}}

'''Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton''' ({{nee}} McDaniel, November 4, 1933 &ndash; September 30, 2004) was an American [[Track and field athletics|athlete]], who competed mainly in the women's [[high jump]] event during her career.

Born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], she attended [[David T. Howard High School]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/famous-former-students-atlanta-david-howard-school/NFxHpGSNM27J3aPPhOca2K |title=8 famous former students of Atlanta's David T. Howard School |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |last1=McCray |first1=Vanessa}}</ref> 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 [[Women's high jump world record progression|world record]].

She attended the [[Tuskegee Institute]] where she played basketball.  While there she was the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|National Champion]] in 1953, 1955 and 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAOutdoorTF/women/HJ.aspx |title=USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Women's High Jump |website=legacy.USATF.org |publisher=[[USA Track & Field]]}}</ref> In 1983 she was inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Members by Year |url=http://www.georgiasportshalloffame.com/pdf_files/inductees/Georgia%20Sports%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Members%20by%20Year%202011.pdf |access-date=July 5, 2017 |website=[[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705122853/http://www.georgiasportshalloffame.com/pdf_files/inductees/Georgia%20Sports%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Members%20by%20Year%202011.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Death==
McDaniel-Singleton died of cancer, aged 70,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=27622.html |title=McDaniel-Singleton, 1956 Olympic High Jump gold medalist dies |website=IAAF.org |date=October 7, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041020202215/http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=27622.html |archive-date=October 20, 2004}}</ref> in [[Pasadena, California]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics|14430536|Millie McDaniel}}
* {{USATF Hall of Fame|105|Mildred (Tex) McDaniel}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|mildred-louise-mcdaniel|Mildred Louise McDaniel|org_id=mildred-mcdaniel|org_name=Mildred McDaniel|org_archive=20160920171156}}
* {{Olympedia|77910|Millie McDaniel}}
* {{SR/Olympics|mc/millie-mcdaniel-1|Millie McDaniel}}
* {{Find a Grave|9563514| Mildred Louise McDaniel-Singleton}} (cites November 3, 1933 as date of birth)

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