Dannette Louise Young-Stone (born October 6, 1964, in

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) is a former American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal at the

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as a member of the 4 × 100 metres relay team. Four years later at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, in

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, she won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 meters relay. She is an alumnus of

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, where she won the Division II track title in the 100 and 200 meters three straight years, as well as running anchor on the 4 × 100 meters relay team at Alabama A&M.

References

Alabama A&M sports history: Track's Dannette Young-Stone
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