Cheeseborough, Chandra
Track and field
b. Jan. 10, 1959, Jacksonville, FL
In the space of less than an hour in 1984, Cheeseborough became the first woman ever to win gold medals in the 4 by 100-meter and 4 by 400-meter relays. She also won a silver medal in the 400-meter dash, finishing second to teammate Valerie Brisco-Hooks. Cheeseborough had won the Olympic Trials in an American record 49.28 seconds.
She won the national indoor 200-yard dash in 1979 and from 1981 through 1983. At Tennessee State, Cheeseborough was a member of national championship teams that set world indoor records of 1:08.9 in the 640-yard relay and 1:47.17 in the 880-yard sprint medley relay.