Born January 11, 1948, Cleveland, Ohio.

One of the first female American middle distance stars of world-class caliber, Madeline Manning-Mims was the 1968 Olympic 800-meter champion at Mexico City while attending Tennessee State University.

From 1967 to 1980, she won 10 national indoor and outdoor titles and set numerous American records as well. She also was a member of the 1972 and 1976 Olympic teams and in 1980, at the age of 32, won the U.S. Olympic Trials. Only the U.S. boycott of the Olympic Games that year kept her out of her fourth Olympiad. Coming out of retirement three times during her career, she also won a silver medal at the 1972 Olympic Games as a member of the 4 x 400-meter relay team. She was the 1975 Pan-American champion and in 1966 won the 400 at the World University Games.