Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944), later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is an American former sprinter. Born in

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, McGuire ran for

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. TSU had a very successful women's sprinting team, The Tigerbelles, in the 1960s, including triple Olympic champions

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, Wyomia Tyus, and McGuire. Although McGuire's running career was short, she won six AAU titles, in three different events. Her specialty, however, was the 200 m/220 y, in which she won four of her six national titles. In 1964, she was undefeated in her favorite event, and went to

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as the main contender for the 200 m gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. McGuire first competed in the 100 m in Japan, and lost out in the final to teammate Tyus. But in the 200 m final, she held off

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to take the gold medal. She added a third medal to her tally as a member of the American 4×100 m relay team, which placed second to Poland. Edith McGuire ended her athletics career in 1965, and became a teacher. In 1980 she was inducted into the

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. At present, she owns a number of

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s in

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together with her husband Charles Duvall.

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