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Line 1: {{Short description\|American sprinter (born 1960)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson \|image = ValerieBriscoHookscrop.jpg \|caption = Valerie Brisco-Hooks during the CCCAA State Championships in May 2012 \|birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1960\|077\|066}} \|birth_place = [[Greenwood, Mississippi]] \|country = {{USA}} Line 22 ⟶ 24: }} '''Valerie ~~Ann~~ Brisco-Hooks''' (born '''Valerie Ann Brisco'''; July 6, 1960, in [[Greenwood, Mississippi]]) is an Olympian who won three gold medals as an [[Olympic Games\|Olympic]] [[track and field]] [[Athletics (sport)\|athlete]] at the [[1984 Summer Olympics\|1984 Olympics]] at [[Los Angeles, California]], making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. ==Career== ~~Valerie~~Brisco-Hooks's 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\|thirteenth fastest woman of all time]]. ~~Her [[400 metres]] time of 48.83,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cusv0cgqgY8~~ 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}}▼ ~~</ref> set while winning the 1984 Olympics was at the time the [[Olympic records in athletics\|Olympic record]] and still ranks her as the eighth fastest woman of all time.~~ ▲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.~~ ~~Brisco-Hooks is currently coaching with the [[Bob Kersee]] group of athletes and at [[West Los Angeles College]].~~ ==Achievements== Line 52 ⟶ 50: 400m indoor 52.31 Fairfax (USA) 14.02.1988<br /> 4 × 400 m 3:15.51 Seoul (KOR) 01.10.1988<br /> <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/293616\|title=Profile of Valerie BRISCO-HOOKS - All-Athletics.com\|website=www.all-athletics.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> ==Television guest appearance== Brisco-Hooks ~~races~~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 ~~''[[The~~at ~~Cosby~~the ~~Show]]''~~last ~~episode~~minute for an injured member of a rival team during a relay race.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-18~~/sports/~~-sp-~~21183_1_valerie~~21183-~~brisco-hooks~~story.html\|title=She Plans to Check Out the Fallout in Advance\|first=MIKE\|last=DOWNEY\|date=18 May 1986\|~~publisher=\|accessdate~~access-date=4 August 2017\|via=LA Times}}</ref> ~~Off to the Races, first aired Thursday May 8, 1986, on [[NBC]].~~ ==Personal life== [[File:Valerie Brisco 2016.jpg\|thumb\|~~Valerie~~ Brisco-Hooks in 2016]] Valerie Brisco-Hooks, who won three gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, gained over 40 pounds during her pregnancy and did not resume training until well after her child was born in 1982.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.philly.com/1986-01-08/sports/26052289_1_drugs-first-child-federations\|title=Archives - Philly.com\|website=articles.philly.com\|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> Husband: Alvin Hooks<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/alvinhooks/2516780/profile\|title=Alvin Hooks\|website=NFL.com\|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> ([[NFL]] football player, m. 1981), Son: Alvin Hooks, Jr. (b. 1982)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/164/000173642/\|title=Valerie Brisco-Hooks\|website=www.nndb.com\|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> & Valerie's nephew, Amar Brisco, was a football cornerback in the 1990s at NCAA [[UNLV]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/brisco_amar00.html\|title=UNLVREBELS.COM Amar Brisco Bio - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site\|publisher=\|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref><br /> ~~[http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7v1yiZf4l1qi1raio1_500.jpg Valerie Brisco-Hooks with her son Alvin Jr. at the 1984 Olympic trials.]~~ Brisco-Hooks married [[NFL]] player Alvin Hooks in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks \|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/valerie-ann-brisco-hooks \|access-date=June 8, 2024 \|website=[[Olympic Games\|Olympics]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Castro \|first=Tony \|title=After The Gold, Some Glitter \|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/06/03/after-the-gold-some-glitter \|access-date=2024-06-08 \|website=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com \|language=en-us}}</ref> Their son, Alvin Hooks, Jr., was born in 1982.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/164/000173642/\|title=Valerie Brisco-Hooks\|website=www.nndb.com\|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> The [[West Athens Elementary]], [[Locke High School]], [[California State University Northridge]] Alum was inducted in the [[United States]] [[Track and Field]] Hall of Fame in 1995. Valerie Brisco-Hooks Sports Foundation Inc is located at 1138 E 71st St Los Angeles, California 90001.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Valerie-Brisco-Hooks-Sports-Foundation-Inc/115681591794220\|title=Valerie Brisco-Hooks Sports Foundation Inc - Los Angeles, California - Hospital - Facebook\|website=www.facebook.com\|accessdate=4 August 2017}}</ref> She became an advocate for drug-free schools and actively sought out opportunities to interact with students in the classroom to convey her message. She made time in her training and competition schedule because she felt so passionately about making a difference. ~~<br />~~ It was not until meeting [[Jackie Joyner Kersee]] that she changed her work ethic <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7v7qX-cooooC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=valerie+brisco+hooks&source=bl&ots=LGdd_jDFBS&sig=C7bRgwqFC4QwMl0sNJvOfs6fQiQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UsniU7C5IufmsASpk4Bg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAjge#v=onepage&q=valerie+brisco+hooks&f=false\|title=A to Z of American Women in Sports\|first=Paula\|last=Edelson\|date=14 May 2014\|publisher=Infobase Publishing\|accessdate=4 August 2017\|via=Google Books}}</ref> 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> As a young girl she moved with her family from the rural south to the urban Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles. She was inspired to run by her older brothers, Robert and Melvin Brisco. Robert and Melvin were finishing a hard workout at their high school track late one day, when the violence of the neighborhood struck and a stray bullet shot from a gun held by a ninth-grader killed Robert. ==References== Line 76 ⟶ 69: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zbf8j 1984 Olympic Women's 200 meters] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnzPAJeyoZI 1984 Olympic Women's 400 meters] *[http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002tpvh Image of Valerie Brisco-Hooks showing her Olympic medals to students at West Athens Elementary school in Los Angeles, California, 1984.] [[Los Angeles Times]] Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, [[Charles E. Young Research Library]], [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. ~~{{commonscat}}~~ {{commons category}} {{Footer Olympic Champions 200 m Women}} {{Footer Olympic Champions 400 m Women}} Line 82 ⟶ 76: {{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}} Line 92 ⟶ 87: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American female sprinters]] [[Category:~~People~~Sportspeople from Greenwood, Mississippi]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics]] Line 104 ⟶ 99: [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games]] [[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)]] [[Category:Cal State Northridge Matadors women's track and field athletes]] ~~[[Category:Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]~~ [[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games]] [[Category:Olympic female sprinters]] [[Category:Locke High School alumni]]