Louise Dorothy Ritter (born February 18, 1958) is an American former track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the high jump at the 1988 Olympic Games.

She did, however, receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.

[1] Ritter won the gold medal in the women's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea.

[3] She graduated from Texas Woman's University in 1988 where she starred for U.S. Olympic coach Dr. Bert Lyle.

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