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Nashville's Olympic History
Manage episode 431717317 series 3364629
Today, we explore the past and present history of Olympians from Nashville. Who was John Noel, Sr., the first Olympian born in Tennessee to bring home a gold medal in 1924? And how did the Tennessee State University Tigerbelles, the 1960 all-Black women’s track team, find Olympic glory despite turbulent times at home?
This episode was produced by Khalil Ekulona and Mary Mancini.
Today’s guests:
John Noel lll | Grandson of John Noel, Sr., first Tennessean to bring home the gold
Matthew Gailani | Curator, Tennessee State Museum
Aime Card | Author, The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State; Editor, Pangyrus
Coach Chandra Cheeseborough | Olympic medalist; TSU Tigerbelle; TSU Director of Track and Field
Further in:
WPLN | Your curated guide to the Tennesseans competing in the Paris Olympics
NashVillager Podcast | Nashvillians at the Olympic swimming trials
Tennessean | He was Tennessee's first Olympic gold medalist — and he did it 100 years ago in Paris
Tennessee State Musuem | TSU Tigerbelles: The Road to Rome
595 episodes
Manage episode 431717317 series 3364629
Today, we explore the past and present history of Olympians from Nashville. Who was John Noel, Sr., the first Olympian born in Tennessee to bring home a gold medal in 1924? And how did the Tennessee State University Tigerbelles, the 1960 all-Black women’s track team, find Olympic glory despite turbulent times at home?
This episode was produced by Khalil Ekulona and Mary Mancini.
Today’s guests:
John Noel lll | Grandson of John Noel, Sr., first Tennessean to bring home the gold
Matthew Gailani | Curator, Tennessee State Museum
Aime Card | Author, The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State; Editor, Pangyrus
Coach Chandra Cheeseborough | Olympic medalist; TSU Tigerbelle; TSU Director of Track and Field
Further in:
WPLN | Your curated guide to the Tennesseans competing in the Paris Olympics
NashVillager Podcast | Nashvillians at the Olympic swimming trials
Tennessean | He was Tennessee's first Olympic gold medalist — and he did it 100 years ago in Paris
Tennessee State Musuem | TSU Tigerbelles: The Road to Rome
595 episodes
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