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Valerie Brisco (Valerie Ann Brisco, während ihrer Ehe Brisco-Hooks; * 6. Juli 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) ist eine ehemalige US-amerikanische Sprinterin und dreifache Olympiasiegerin. Karriere
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.
6. Aug. 2016 · Valerie BRISCO-HOOKS is a retired American sprinter who won three Olympic gold medals in 1984 and 1988. She holds the world record in the 400 metres and was the first woman to break 49 seconds in this event.
Initially a fairly unremarkable runner, she married NFL player Alvin Hooks and gave birth to a son. She then put herself through gruelling daily 12-hour training sessions, culminating in two wins at the US Olympic Trials, qualifying for the 200 and 400 m. In Los Angeles, she peaked, and won three Olympic gold medals. She became the first woman ...
Valerie Brisco-Hooks is a former American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1984 Olympics in the 200 and 400 metres and the 4x400 relay. She also won a silver medal in the 4x400 relay at the 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships.
Brisco-Hooks, Valerie (1960—) African-American runner and first Olympian to win gold medals in the 200- and 400-meter events. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, on July 6, 1960; one of ten children of Guitherea and Arguster Brisco; married Alvin Hooks (a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles), 1981 (divorced, 1984); children: Alvin Hooks, Jr.
Despite the family tragedies she endured and the physical hurdles she overcame, Valerie Brisco-Hooks will be remembered primarily for her one great achievement. In 1984, she became the first athlete, male or female, to win the 200- and 400-meter races in the same Olympic Games.
