Mildred McDaniel
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Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton (Template:Nee McDaniel, November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American 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.[1] 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 world record.
She attended the Tuskegee Institute where she played basketball. While there she was the National Champion in 1953, 1955 and 1956.[2] In 1983 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Death
McDaniel-Singleton died of cancer, aged 70,[4] in Pasadena, California.
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- Millie McDaniel at World AthleticsTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- Mildred Louise McDaniel-Singleton at Find a GraveTemplate:EditAtWikidata (cites November 3, 1933 as date of birth)
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