Eleanor Montgomery

American high jumper

Eleanor Montgomery
Personal information
Montgomery in 1967
Born	November 13, 1946 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 28, 2013 (aged 67)^[1] Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Tennessee State University
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump, long jump
Club	TSU Tigers, Nashville
Coached by	Ed Temple
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	HJ – 1.80 m (1969) LJ – 5.52 m (1962)^[2]^[3]

Eleanor Inez Montgomery (November 13, 1946 – December 28, 2013) was an American high jumper. She was a two-time Olympian, placing 8th in 1964 and 19th in 1968,^[2] and a Tigerbelle, the name of the Tennessee State University women's track and field program. Montgomery set her personal best in the high jump (1.80 m) on July 6, 1969 at the US National Championships in Dayton, which was an American record at that time. She also competed in the long jump and the pentathlon during her career.^[3]

After retiring from competitions Montgomery worked for the Cleveland Municipal School District and participated in the Interchurch Youth Activities Program as an organizer and official at athletics competitions. Montgomery was also the Executive Director of the National Football League Players' Association Youth Camp and assisted with the Special Olympics.^[2] In 1976 she was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame,^[4] and in 2013 into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Height
1962	US National Championships	Los Angeles, California	6th	1.52 m
1963	US National Championships	Dayton, Ohio	1st	1.73 m
1963	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	1.68 m
1964	US National Championships	Hanford, California	1st	1.73 m
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	8th	1.71 m
1965	US National Championships	Columbus, Ohio	1st	1.70 m
1966	US National Championships	Frederick, Maryland	1st	1.70 m
1967	US National Championships	Santa Barbara, California	1st	1.68 m
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	1.78 m
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	19th	1.68 m
1969	US National Championships	Dayton, Ohio	1st	1.80 m

References

^ Eleanor Montgomery's obituary. The Plain Dealer (January 1, 2014)
^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eleanor Montgomery". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Eleanor Montgomery. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ Eleanor Montgomery. Cleveland HOF
^ Tim Warsinskey (November 13, 2013) Cleveland high jumper Eleanor Montgomery named to U.S. Track Hall of Fame. cleveland.com

External links

Eleanor Montgomery at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
Eleanor Montgomery at Olympics.com
Eleanor Montgomery at Olympic.org (archived)
Eleanor Montgomery at Olympedia

Pan American Champions in women's high jump

v t e 1964 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes	Gerry Ashworth Mike Brodie Dyrol Burleson Henry Carr Ollan Cassell Rex Cawley Willie Davenport Bill Dellinger Paul Drayton Buddy Edelen Tom Farrell Jeff Fishback Morgan Groth Billy Hardin Bob Hayes T. J. Jackson Hayes Jones Ron Laird Mike Larrabee Ron Larrieu Gerry Lindgren Jay Luck Bruce MacDonald Pete McArdle Chris McCarthy Billy Mills Oscar Moore Jack Mortland Tom O'Hara Mel Pender Jim Ryun Bob Schul Jerry Siebert Dick Stebbins Ulis Williams George Young Ron Zinn Vic Zwolak
Men's field athletes	Ralph Boston Ed Burke Ed Caruthers Hal Connolly Frank Covelli Ira Davis Dick Emberger Kent Floerke Al Hall Fred Hansen Paul Herman Russ Hodge Gayle Hopkins Dallas Long Randy Matson Parry O'Brien Al Oerter Billy Pemelton John Pennel John Rambo Ed Red Bill Sharpe Phil Shinnick Jay Silvester John Thomas Les Tipton Dave Weill
Women's track athletes	Rosie Bonds Vivian Brown Sandy Knott Edith McGuire Lacey O'Neal Cherrie Sherrard Janell Smith Debbie Thompson Wyomia Tyus Marilyn White Willye White
Women's field athletes	RaNae Bair Estelle Baskerville Earlene Brown Terri Brown Olga Connolly Jo Ann Grissom Eleanor Montgomery Martha Watson Willye White Pat Winslow
Coaches	Bob Giegengack (men's head coach) Edward P. Hurt (men's assistant coach) Payton Jordan (men's assistant coach) Charles Walter (men's assistant coach) Ed Temple (women's head coach) Jack Griffin (women's assistant coach)

v t e 1968 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1968 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Jack Bacheler Wade Bell John Carlos Leon Coleman Willie Davenport Ron Daws Bob Day Tom Dooley Lee Evans Tom Farrell Ron Freeman Boyd Gittins Charles Greene Ervin Hall Rudy Haluza Jim Hines Larry James Goetz Klopfer Ron Kutschinski Ron Laird Tom Laris Marty Liquori Vincent Matthews Kenny Moore Van Nelson Conrad Nightingale Mel Pender Larry Questad Bill Reilly David Romansky Jim Ryun Lou Scott Ronnie Ray Smith Tommie Smith Tracy Smith Geoff Vanderstock Tom Von Ruden Ron Whitney George Young Larry Young
Men's field athletes	Bob Beamon Ralph Boston Reynaldo Brown Ed Burke Gary Carlsen Casey Carrigan Ed Caruthers Hal Connolly Frank Covelli Dick Fosbury Albert Hall Dave Maggard Randy Matson Charles Mays Mark Murro Al Oerter John Pennel Bob Seagren Jay Silvester Rick Sloan David Smith Gary Stenlund Norman Tate Bill Toomey Tom Waddell Art Walker George Woods
Women's track and road athletes	Margaret Bailes Doris Brown Lois Anne Drinkwater Judy Dyer Barbara Ferrell Francie Kraker Madeline Manning Mildrette Netter Mamie Rallins Jarvis Scott Esther Stroy Wyomia Tyus Patty Van Wolvelaere
Women's field athletes	RaNae Bair Estelle Baskerville Sharon Callahan Olga Connolly Barbara Friedrich Cathy Hamblin Eleanor Montgomery Carol Moseke Maren Seidler Martha Watson Willye White Pat Winslow
Coaches	Payton Jordan (men's head coach) Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach) John Oelkers (men's assistant coach) Frank Potts (men's assistant coach) Stan Wright (men's assistant coach) Alex Ferenczy (women's coach) Conrad Ford (women's coach)

v t e US National Championship winners in women's high jump
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Catherine Wright 1924: Not held 1925: Elizabeth Stine 1926–27: Catherine McGuire 1928: Mildred Wiley 1929–31: Jean Shiley 1932: Jean Shiley & Babe Didrikson 1933: Alice Arden 1934: Not held 1935: Barbara Howe 1936: Annette Rogers 1937–38: Gretel Bergmann 1939–48: Alice Coachman 1949: Gertrude Orr 1950: Dorothy Chisholm 1951–52: Marion Boos 1953: Mildred McDaniel 1954: Jeanette Cantrell 1955–56: Mildred McDaniel 1957: Verneda Thomas & Hazel Ulmer 1958: Rose Robinson & Barbara Brown 1959–61: Lis Josefson 1962: Kinuko Tsutsumi (JPN) 1963–67: Eleanor Montgomery 1968: Theresa Thresher 1969: Eleanor Montgomery 1970: Sally Plihal 1971: Linda Iddings 1972: Audrey Reid 1973: DeAnne Wilson 1974–77: Joni Huntley 1978: Louise Ritter 1979: Debbie Brill (CAN)
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Coleen Sommer 1981: Pam Spencer 1982: Debbie Brill (CAN) 1983: Louise Ritter 1984: Pam Spencer 1985–86: Louise Ritter 1987: Coleen Sommer 1988–89: Jan Wohlschlag 1990–91: Yolanda Henry 1992: Tanya Hughes
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Tanya Hughes 1994: Angie Bradburn 1995: Amy Acuff 1996: Tisha Waller 1997: Amy Acuff 1998–99: Tisha Waller 2000: Karol Damon 2001: Amy Acuff 2002: Tisha Waller 2003: Amy Acuff 2004: Tisha Waller 2005: Amy Acuff 2006: Chaunté Howard 2007: Amy Acuff 2008–09: Chaunté Howard 2010: Chaunté Lowe 2011: Brigetta Barrett 2012: Chaunté Lowe 2013: Brigetta Barrett 2014–16: Chaunté Lowe 2017–19: Vashti Cunningham 2021^{2020 OT}-22: Vashti Cunningham
Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.