Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Camden, Alabama, U.S. | December 11, 1928
Died | September 10, 2023 Forsyth, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 94)
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 100 metres |
Mabel Walker Thornton (December 11, 1928 – September 10, 2023) was an American sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Mabel Thornton was born in Camden, in Wilcox County, Alabama,[2] and attended Camden Academy, where she first ran track. She then joined the track team at Tuskegee University, and qualified for the 1948 Olympics after an AAU track meet.[3]
Mabel Walker died in Forsyth, Georgia on September 10, 2023, at the age of 94.[4]