Theresa Manuel

Theresa Manuel (January 7, 1926 – November 21, 2016) was an American basketball player and track athlete who competed in the 80-meter hurdles, javelin, and 4x440 yard relay in the 1948 Olympics in London.

She also started running track in college, and was the AAU indoor 50-meter hurdles champion in 1948, her third year at Tuskegee.

Manuel did not medal, but her teammate Alice Coachman won the high jump, becoming the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold.

[2] After graduating Tuskegee, Manuel became a teacher and basketball coach at her alma mater, Middleton High School.

[2] When Middleton closed in 1971, she moved to Hillsborough High and coached basketball, swimming, majorettes, and dancerettes.