Isabelle Frances Daniels (later ''Holston''; July 31, 1937 – September 8, 2017) was an American sprinter. Daniels attended

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, where she was part of their AAU champion relay team for 5 years. She took the silver in the 60 meters at the 1955

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and was on the winning relay team. She competed for the United States in the

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held in

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, where she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres with her teammates

Mae Faggs Aeriwentha ("Mae") Faggs Starr (April 10, 1932 in Mays Landing, New Jersey – January 27, 2000 in Cincinnati) was an American athlete who mainly competed in the sprint events. She graduated from Bayside High School, and then went to Tennessee S ...

, Margaret Matthews and

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, in a race where all three teams beat the existing world record. She was initially placed third in the 100 meters, but was moved to fourth after photos of the finish were examined. In 1958 she participated in a goodwill tour over the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. She worked for many years as a physical education teacher and coach in Georgia, where she received numerous awards, including 1990 National Coach of the Year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. In 1987 she was inducted into the

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.Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Members by Year
. gshf.org In 1992 she was honored as the All-State Role Model; a documentary on her life was produced and broadcast in the halftime of the Georgia high school all-stars basketball game. She was also listed on a 1992 "Coaches Care Honor Roll" sponsored by

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. In March 2006 she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet in

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. Daniels died on September 8, 2017 at the age of 80.Isabelle Daniels' obituary
/ref> She was married to Rev. Sidney R. Holston; the couple had four children.
Hall of Fame. bhitm.or

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* 1937 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Early County, Georgia American female sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub