FILE PHOTO: Born on April 15, 1957: Evelyn Ashford, American Athlete (L to R) USA's Evelyn Ashford, Sheila Echols and Alice Brown, three of the USA's 4x100 metres relay team, watch a video replay ...

Ashford's anchor leg in the 4x100 meter relay final, pulling away from East German Marlies Göhr, is the stuff of legend. Griffith-Joyner and Ingrid Lange, the third leg for East Germany, were ...