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Athlete Bio

Eleanor Montgomery

Basic Information

Status: Hall of Fame Gender: Female Date of Birth: 11/13/1946

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Agent: N/A

Residences

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio High School: John Adams High School College: Tennessee State University

Eleanor Montgomery joined the National Track & Field Hall of Fame alongside current members and Tennessee State Tigerbelle teammates Wilma Rudolph, Wyomia Tyus, Madeline Manning, Martha Watson, Mae Faggs, Edith McGuire, Willye White and Chandra Cheeseborough, as well as coach Ed Temple.

As an athlete at Tennessee State, Montgomery quickly established herself as the top high jumper in the country, winning a total of 13 AAU Indoor and Outdoor titles. Her accomplishments also included winning the high jump at both the 1963 and 1967 Pan American Games where she set the meet record at the 1963 competition. Between 1967 and 1969, Montgomery set the American indoor and outdoor record in the event a total of six times. She twice qualified for the Olympic Games (1964 and 1968) and in 1967 was ranked No. 2 in the world in the event. She is also a member of the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame.

Montgomery passed away December 28, 2013 at the age of 67.

Achievements:

1969- US National Championships (1st)

1968- Olympic Games (19th)

1967- US National Championships (1st)

           Pan American Games (1st)

1966- US National Championships (1st)

1965- US National Championships (1st)

1964- US National Championships (1st)

           Olympic Games (8th)

1963- US National Championships (1st)

           Pan American Games (1st)

1962- US National Championships (6th)

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