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01831aam a2200325 i 4500 001 F34A7C3CCD1A11E8BD77092C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20181011010017 008 180814s2018 nyu e 0 eng d 020 $a 161775658X 020 $a 9781617756580 040 $e rda $d sc $d SKYRV $d SILO 100 1 $a Tyus, Wyomia, $e author. 245 10 $a Tigerbelle : $b the Wyomia Tyus story / $c Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis, with a forward by Joy Reid. 246 30 $a Wyomia Tyus story 264 1 $a Brooklyn, NY : $b Edge of Sports, $c 2018 300 $a 288 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 520 $a In 1968, Wyomia Tyus became the first person ever to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games, a feat that would not be repeated for twenty years or exceeded for almost fifty. Tigerbelle chronicles Tyus's journey from her childhood as the daughter of a tenant dairy farmer through her Olympic triumphs to her post-competition struggles to make a way for herself and other female athletes. Tigerbelle helps to fill the gap currently occupying Black women's place in American history, providing insight not only on what it takes to be a champion but also on what it means to stake out an identity in an often hostile world. Tyus's exciting and uplifting story offers inspiration to readers from all walks of life. 600 10 $a Tyus, Wyomia 650 0 $a Track and field athletes $v Biography. 650 0 $a Olympics. 650 0 $a African Americans $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women athletes $v Biography. 700 1 $a Terzakis, Elizabeth 700 1 $a Reid, Joy 941 $a 3 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722060450.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200806025249.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20190111010128.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F34A7C3CCD1A11E8BD77092C97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search