Isabelle Daniels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIsabelle Daniels
American sprinter
Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1937
Place of Birth: Jakin, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 08-Sep-2017
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Isabelle Daniels
- Isabelle Frances Daniels (later Holston; July 31, 1937 – September 8, 2017) was an American sprinter. Daniels attended Tennessee State University, where she was part of their AAU champion relay team for 5 years.
- She took the silver in the 60 meters at the 1955 Pan American Games and was on the winning relay team.
- She competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where she won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres with her teammates Mae Faggs, Margaret Matthews and Wilma Rudolph, in a race where all three teams beat the existing world record.
- She was initially placed third in the 100 meters, but was moved to fourth after photos of the finish were examined.In 1958 she participated in a goodwill tour over the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
- She worked for many years as a physical education teacher and coach in Georgia, where she received numerous awards, including 1990 National Coach of the Year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.
- In 1987 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
- In 1992 she was honored as the All-State Role Model; a documentary on her life was produced and broadcast in the halftime of the Georgia high school all-stars basketball game.
- She was also listed on a 1992 "Coaches Care Honor Roll" sponsored by Gatorade.
- In March 2006 she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Daniels died on September 8, 2017 at the age of 80.
- She was married to Rev.
- Sidney R.
- Holston; the couple had four children.
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