Key facts
- Born
- ( 1965-06-12 ) June 12, 1965 (age 60) , Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.
- Height
- 5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (171 cm)
- Weight
- 125 lb (57 kg)
- Country
- United States
- Sport
- Track and field
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gwen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Occupation
- sprinter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1988 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 57
- Height
- 170
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- date of birth
- 1965-06-12
- sports discipline competed in
- sprinting
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Encyclopedic overview
Updated on February 9, 2014
Gwendolyn Lenna Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic champion. She was born in Decatur, Georgia. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia. She was offered a scholarship because of her athletic abilities, but she said she wasn't interested because she initially wanted to become a beautician. From the persuasion from her coaches and family, she chose to enroll to the University of Georgia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gwen Torrence” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.