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{{Short description|American sprinter (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
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Brisco-Hooks' outstanding high school performance led her to the collegiate level of track and field at [[California State University, Northridge]]. She continued to excel, winning the 200-meter title at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Championships and earning a spot on the U.S. team for the 1979 Pan American Games, where she helped her 4 × 100-meter relay team win the gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valerie Brisco-Hooks: Track & Field |url=http://www.womentalksports.com/athlete/1010/Valerie-BriscoHooks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413090717/http://www.womentalksports.com/athlete/1010/Valerie-BriscoHooks |archive-date=13 April 2013 |website=womentalksports.com}}</ref>
Her [[400 metres]] time of 48.83,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2010 |title=1984 Olympic Women's 400m final - Valerie Brisco-Hooks |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cusv0cgqgY8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813144219/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cusv0cgqgY8 |archive-date=13 August 2013 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> set while winning the 1984 Olympics was at the time the [[Olympic records in athletics|Olympic record]] and still ranks her as the [[400 metres#Women|
She also won a gold medal for the 4 × 400 m. Brisco competed in the 1988 Olympic Games, which took place in Seoul, South Korea, running on the American 4x400 meter-relay team, which finished in second place (but below the older record, also), behind the Soviet team that broke the 4x400 meter-relay world record. To this date, the American time possesses the second-fastest 4x400 relay of all time, behind only the Soviet winner of that race. She coached with [[Bob Kersee]]'s group of athletes and at [[West Los Angeles College]].{{cn|date=May 2024}}
==Achievements==
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==Television guest appearance==
Brisco-Hooks guest-starred as herself in "Off to the Races," an episode from the second season of ''[[The Cosby Show]]''. She ran against Cliff Huxtable ([[Bill Cosby]]) at the [[Penn Relays]], filling in at the last minute for an injured member of a rival team during a relay race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://
==Personal life==
[[File:Valerie Brisco 2016.jpg|thumb|
In 1995, Brisco-Hooks was inducted into the U.S. [[National Track and Field Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports People: Track and Field;Liquori Chosen for Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/03/sports/sports-people-track-and-field-liquori-chosen-for-hall-of-fame.html |website=The New York Times |pages=237–254 |date=3 November 1995}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Footer Pan American Champions 4x100m Women}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 4x400m Women}}
{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's 200 m}}
{{Footer US NC 400m Women}}
{{Footer USA Track & Field 1984 Summer Olympics}}
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