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Track And Field Black History is a platform to share stories of Black Athletes, Coaches and others from around the world who have contributed to the Track & Field and Running community for over 100 years. Join us as we tell the stories, both known and unknown, of those in the greatest sport in the world. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/trackandfieldblackhistory/
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Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Marilyn Fay Neufville - Jamaica’s First Women’s World Record Holder
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
At the 1970 Commonwealth Games, Marilyn Fay Neufville became the first Jamaican woman to break a World Record in Track & Field and still to this day, the only Black woman to hold the 400m World Record. Her perofrmance and career set the foundation for generations of Jamaican sprinters from Merlene Ottey and Deon Hemmings to Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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