Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Valerie Brisco-Hooks during the CCCAA State Championships in May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 6, 1960 Greenwood, Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bob Kersee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born Valerie Ann Brisco; July 6, 1960, in Greenwood, Mississippi) is an Olympian who won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics.