United States, 39.76, -98.5Unknown1964Georgia native Edith McGuire became the top sprinter of the 1960s, winning six Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships and an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964. McGuire was also the only American woman ever to hold three AAU titles at different times, in the 100 and 200 meters and the long jump.Photograph of runner and Georgia native Edith McGuire at the 1963 Olympics. She wears a uniform with the words USA printed in red.McGuire became the top sprinter of the 1960s, winning six Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships and an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964. McGuire was also the only American woman ever to hold three AAU titles at different times, in the 100 and 200 meters and the long jump.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/edith-mcguire-b-1944Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/edith-mcguire-b-1944Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaAthletes--United StatesAfrican American athletesWomen athletes--United StatesAfrican American women athletesRunners (Sports)--United StatesWomen runners--United StatesReporters and reporting--United StatesInterviews--United StatesChildren--United StatesBoys--United StatesAfrican American childrenAfrican American boysWomen--United StatesAfrican American womenMen--United StatesAfrican American menAirplanes--United StatesMicrophoneFamily--United StatesMcGuire, Edith, 1944-Edith McGuireStillImage