Meredith Gourdine
Sign in to saveAlso known as Meredith Charles Gourdine, Flash Gourdine, Merideth Charles Gourdine
American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1929 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century African-American scientists.
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- Rural Housing Service
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Meredith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newark
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Participant in
- 1952 Summer Olympics
- Doctoral advisor
- Julian Cole
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 76
- Height
- 183
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- date of death
- 1998-11-20
- date of birth
- 1929-09-26
- sports discipline competed in
- long jump
- nickname
- Flash
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- member of
- National Academy of Engineering
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Categories
1929 births1998 deaths20th-century African-American scientists20th-century African-American sportsmen20th-century American engineers20th-century American physicists20th-century American sportsmen20th-century American women physicistsAfrican-American engineersAfrican-American physicistsAmerican men long jumpersAthletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer OlympicsBrooklyn Technical High School alumniCalifornia Institute of Technology alumniCornell Big Red men's track and field athletesCornell University College of Engineering alumniEngineers from New York (state)Medalists at the 1952 Summer OlympicsOlympic silver medalists for the United States in track and fieldUSA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners