Cheeseborough, Chandra (1959–)
Cheeseborough, Chandra (1959–)
African-American runner. Born Jan 10, 1959, in Jacksonville, Florida; attended Tennessee State University.
Won a gold medal at Pan American Games (1975) and a gold medal for 100 meters at TAC (1976); at Los Angeles Olympics, won a silver medal in the 400 meters and gold medals in the 4×400-meter relay and the 4×100-meter relay (1984).
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