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Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born Valerie Ann Brisco; July 6, 1960, in Greenwood, Mississippi) is an Olympian who won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics.
Despite the family tragedies she endured and the physical hurdles she overcame, Valerie Brisco-Hooks will be remembered primarily for her one great achievement. In 1984, she became the first athlete, male or female, to win the 200- and 400-meter races in the same Olympic Games.
Valerie Ann BRISCO-HOOKS. Team United States of America. Athletics. Olympic Medals. 3 G. 1 S. Games Participations 2. First Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984. Year of Birth 1960. Olympic Results. Biography. After her brother Robert was shot on a running track in Los Angeles, Valerie Brisco took up running in his honor.
Learn about Valerie Brisco-Hooks, the first woman to win gold medals in the 200 and 400 meters at the 1984 Olympics. Find out how she overcame personal and professional challenges, broke world records, and became a role model for young people.
Learn about the life and achievements of Valerie Brisco-Hooks, who won three gold medals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the 200- and 400-meter races and the 4 × 400-meter relay. Discover how she overcame personal challenges, such as her brother's death, pregnancy, and drug abuse, to become a track and field star.
Valerie Brisco-Hooks is a former American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1984 Olympics in the 200 and 400 metres and the 4x400 relay. She also won a silver medal in the 4x400 relay at the 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships.
At the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Valerie Brisco-Hooks stepped into the capacity-filled Los Angeles Coliseum for the 400x4 meter final – the first of her historic three gold medals – and she couldn’t hear the 100,000 loud cheers.
