Mabel Walker
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Mabel Elizabeth•Walker (-Thornton) |
| Used name | Mabel•Walker |
| Born | 11 December 1928 in Camden, Alabama (USA) |
| Died | 10 September 2023 in Forsyth, Georgia (USA) |
| Measurements | 155 cm / 53 kg |
| Affiliations | Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
Biography
Mabel Walker grew up in a small town in Alabama where she competed for Camden Academy. She was later a sprinter for Tuskegee Institute. She won the 1948 Olympic Trials at 100 metres, and was AAU champion that year in the 50 metres. Specializing in the very short sprint, she was third in the 50 metres at the 1947 AAU Meet, and the 1948 AAU Indoors. In 2010 she was inducted into the Mobile (Alabama) Sports Hall of Fame. In 2007 she was inducted into the Prichard Sports and Leadership Hall of Fame. From 1973 through 1987, she managed Widemere’s Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe on Old Shell Road in Mobile.
Personal Best: 100 – 12.3 (1948).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Mabel Walker | |||
| 100 metres, Women (Olympic) | 3 h4 r1/3 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 3 h3 r1/2 |