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Staton, trailblazer for Team USA track, dies at 92

Mabel Staton, a trailblazer in track and field, passed away at age 92 after a long battle with cancer, as notified by her daughter to DePaul.
Staton was the only woman to represent the U.S. In long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, finishing seventh with a qualifying jump of 5.88 meters.
She won four national long jump titles and anchored the winning 4x100-meter relay team for the U.S. At the 1955 Pan American Games.
Staton emphasized that being on the Olympic team was about participation, stating, 'What helped me was my faith and the support of family, coaches, and teammates.

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Staton, trailblazer for Team USA track, dies at 92

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Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team's only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the

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Mabel Staton, DePaul athlete who became Team USA’s only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died Thursday. She was 92. Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before the school had a women’s track team, was inducted into the university’s athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. Senior associate athletic director Tha…

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