Barbara Jones

Barbara Pearl Jones (later Slater, born March 26, 1937) is a retired American sprinter. She was part of the 4 × 100 m relay teams that won gold medals at the 1952 and 1960 Olympics and at the 1955 and 1959 Pan American Games. At the 1952 Olympics she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, aged 15 years 123 days. She later became a member of the U.S. Paralympic Games Committee. References 1937 births American female sprinters Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field World record setters in athletics (track and field) Track and field athletes from Chicago Living people Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century American women