Barbara Mueller (athlete)

Barbara Ann Mueller (born May 23, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American track and field athlete. She represented the United States at the 1956 Olympics, running the 80 meters hurdles.^[1] Her 11.6 did not get her out of the heats. A versatile athlete, she won the pentathlon at the US National Championships in 1955 and 1956,^[2] both times defeating Stella Walsh. While finishing second to Cuban Bertha Diaz, she was National Champion in the hurdles in 1955 as the first American in the race. She won the 1954 National Indoor Championship in the 50 yard hurdles.^[3] She also ran hurdles in the 1955 and 1959 Pan American Games.

References

^ "Barbara Mueller Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". usatf.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "USA Track & Field - USA Indoor Track & Field Champions". usatf.org. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

v t e US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter hurdles
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923–4: Hazel Kirk 1925–9: Helen Filkey 1930: Evelyne Hall 1931–2: Babe Didrikson 1933: Simone Schaller 1934: Not held 1935: Jean Hiller 1936: Anne O'Brien 1937: Cora Gaines 1938–9: Marie Cortell 1940: Sybil Cooper 1941: Lelia Perry 1942: Lillie Purifoy 1943: Nancy Cowperthwaite 1944–5: Lillie Purifoy 1946–7: Nancy Cowperthwaite 1948–9: Bernice Robinson 1950: Evelyn Lawler 1951: Nancy C. Phillips 1952: Constance Darnowski 1953: Nancy Phillips 1954: Constance Darnowski 1955 Bertha Diaz (CUB) * Barbara Mueller 1956 Bertha Diaz (CUB) * Shirley Eckel 1957: Shirley Crowder 1958: Not held 1959: Shirley Crowder 1960: JoAnn Grissom 1961–2: Cherrie Parrish 1963–4: Rosie Bonds 1965–6: Cherrie Sherrard 1967–8: Mamie Rallins 1969: Chi Cheng (TPE) * Mamie Rallins 1970: Mamie Rallins 1971: Patty Johnson 1972: Mamie Rallins 1973–4: Patty Johnson 1975–6: Jane Frederick 1977: Patty Van Wolvelaere 1978–9: Deby LaPlante
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–2: Stephanie Hightower 1983: Benita Fitzgerald 1984: Stephanie Hightower 1985: Rhonda Blanford 1986: Benita Fitzgerald-Brown 1987: LaVonna Martin 1988: Kim McKenzie 1989: Lynda Tolbert 1990: LaVonna Martin 1991–2: Gail Devers
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Lynda Tolbert 1994: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1995–6: Gail Devers 1997: Melissa Morrison 1998: Cheryl Dickey 1999–2004: Gail Devers 2005: Michelle Perry 2006–7: Virginia Powell 2008: Lolo Jones 2009: Dawn Harper 2010: Lolo Jones 2011: Kellie Wells 2012: Dawn Harper 2013: Brianna Rollins 2014–5: Dawn Harper Nelson 2016: Brianna Rollins 2017–9: Kendra Harrison 2021^{2020 OT}: Kendra Harrison
Notes	OT: 1932, and 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. Distance:The event was over 60 yards until 1928, 80 meters 1929-1968

v t e US National Championship winners in women's pentathlon and heptathlon
1950–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1950–4: Stanisława Walasiewicz 1955–6: Barbara Mueller 1957–9: Ann Roniger 1960: Jo Ann Terry 1961–7: Pat Daniels 1968: Chi Cheng (TPE) 1969: Jan Glotzer 1970: Pat Daniels 1971: Marilyn King 1972–3: Jane Frederick 1974: Mitzi McMillan 1975–6: Jane Frederick 1977: Linda Cornelius 1978: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR) 1979: Jane Frederick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) 1981: Jane Frederick 1982: Jackie Joyner 1983: Jane Frederick 1984: Cindy Greiner 1985–6: Jane Frederick 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Tarr 1989: Jolanda Jones 1990: Cindy Greiner 1991–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1994: Kym Carter 1995: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1996–8: Kelly Blair LaBounty 1999: Shelia Burrell 2000–1: DeDee Nathan 2002–4: Shelia Burrell 2005: Hyleas Fountain 2006: GiGi Johnson 2007–8: Hyleas Fountain 2009: Diana Pickler 2010: Hyleas Fountain 2011: Sharon Day-Monroe 2012: Hyleas Fountain 2013–4: Sharon Day-Monroe 2015–6: Barbara Nwaba 2017: Kendell Williams 2018–19: Erica Bougard 2021^{2020 OT}: Annie Kunz 2022: Anna Hall
Notes	Held as a women's pentathlon from 1950 to 1980 Since 1992 the championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

v t e 1956 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes	Horace Ashenfelter Thane Baker Don Bowden Lee Calhoun Phil Coleman Nick Costes Tom Courtney Josh Culbreath Glenn Davis Jack Davis Bill Dellinger Elliott Denman Dick Hart James Hewson Charles Jenkins Deacon Jones Lou Jones Johnny Kelley Leamon King (r) Henry Laskau Jim Lea Bruce MacDonald Jesse Mashburn (r) Gordon McKenzie Bobby Morrow Ira Murchison Joel Shankle Leo Sjogren Eddie Southern Arnie Sowell Lonnie Spurrier Andy Stanfield Curt Stone Dean Thackwray Max Truex Jerome Walters Adolf Weinacker Ted Wheeler
Men's field athletes	Ken Bantum Greg Bell John Bennett Milt Campbell Phil Conley Hal Connolly Ira Davis Charles Dumas Benjamin Garcia Fortune Gordien Bob Gutowski Al Hall Rafer Johnson Des Koch George Mattos Bill Nieder Parry O'Brien Al Oerter Phil Reavis Bob Richards Bill Sharpe George Shaw Vern Wilson Cy Young
Women's track athletes	Isabelle Daniels Constance Darnowski Meredith Ellis Mae Faggs Margaret Matthews (r) Barbara Mueller Irene Robertson Wilma Rudolph Lucinda Williams
Women's field athletes	Karen Anderson Earlene Brown Paula Deubel Ann Marie Flynn Pam Kurrell Marjorie Larney Margaret Matthews Mildred McDaniel Lois Testa Amelia Wershoven Willye White
Coaches	Jim Kelly (men's head coach) Frank Anderson (men's assistant coach) Bob Giegengack (men's assistant coach) Jess Mortensen (men's assistant coach) Nell Jackson (women's head coach) Boo Morcom (women's field event coach)

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