Madeline Manning

What grips me about Madeline Manning is the sheer longevity. Winning 800m gold in Mexico City in 1968 is the headline, but stacking ten national titles and multiple American records from 1967 to 1981, across three Olympics, is the real measure of greatness. The cruelest detail is the 1980 Moscow Games she never got to run because of the U.S. boycott, an ending written by politics rather than the track. Cleveland-raised, Tennessee State-trained, she later poured herself into faith and chaplaincy for athletes. I admire people who keep serving the sport long after their last race, and she clearly did.

Madeline Manning-Mims, née Madeline Manning, (January 11, 1948) is a former American runner and Olympic champion. Between 1967 and 1981 she won ten national titles and set a number of American records. She participated in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics. She likely also would have participated in the 1980 Games in Moscow, had they not been boycotted by the United States.

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Name (English)

Madeline Manning

Name (Japanese)

マデリーン・マニング

Reading

までりーん・まにんぐ

Born

February 11, 1948 (age 78)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

Origin

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

175 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

middle-distance runner

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

John Adams High School

University

Tennessee State University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0

Tags

• Ohio
• middle-distance runner

Last updated

2026-06-02

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