Wyomia Tyus
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1964 | First place in Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) 100-meter race; gold medal in 100-meter race and silver medal in 4×100-meter relay at Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1965 | First place in AAU 100-yard and 60-yard race; set world record for 60-yard race |
| 1966 | First place in AAU 100-yard, 220-yard, and 60-yard races; sets world record for 60-yard race |
| 1967 | Gold medal for 200-meter dash at Pan American Games |
| 1968 | Gold medals for 100-meter race and 4×100-meter relay at Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico; sets world record for 100-meter race at 11.08 seconds |
| 1969 | Governor of Georgia names January 25, 1969 Wyomia Tyus Day |
| 1974 | Set world indoor record for 70-meter race |
| 1980 | Inducted into National Track and Field Hall of Fame |
| 1981 | Inducted into International Women's Sports Hall of Fame |
| 1984 | Inducted into "Avenue of Athletes" by Echo Park Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, California |
| 1985 | Inducted into United States Olympic Hall of Fame |
| 2001 | Voted one of Georgia's top athletes by Georgia Sports Hall of Fame |
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