Delisa Walton-Floyd

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Medal record
Competitor for United States
Women's Athletics
Pan American Games
Silver	Indianapolis 1987	800 Meters

Delisa Walton-Floyd (born 28 July 1961) is a former World-Class middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres; she was a two-time National Collegiate champion, and two-time U.S. Open champion in her event. Delisa Walton-Floyd represented the United States at the 1987 Pan American Games; winning a silver medal at 800 meters. Walton-Floyd also competed at the World Championships in 1987 and 1991; advancing to the semi-final on both occasions.

After finishing second at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Walton-Floyd reached the pinnacle of her career at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. During a very close final race, Walton-Floyd produced a lifetime best performance of 1:57.80 to finish in fifth place - less than a second from a bronze medal.

Walton-Floyd is a 1983 graduate of the University of Tennessee, where she earned accolades as an All-American track and field athlete for the Volunteers. A native of Detroit and a 1979 graduate of Mackenzie High School, Walton-Floyd won a total of five individual State Titles - leading her Mackenzie Stags to a State Track and Field Team Championship in 1978. Fittingly, Delisa Walton-Floyd was voted by Michigan sportswriters as the 1978 High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

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Delisa Walton-Floyd still holds the Michigan high school record of 2:07.7 at 800 metres; a mark that has stood the test of time since 1978. With her personal best time of 1:57.80, Delisa Walton-Floyd still ranks among the top-five 800 metres performers in American track and field history. Delisa's husband, Stanley Floyd, was himself a former World-Class sprinter; running the second fastest 100 metres worldwide in 1980 and 1982. Stanley and Delisa have two daughters, Ebonie and Kayln. Ebonie was a NCAA All-American sprinter at the University of Houston; producing the fourth fastest 200 meters (22.32) in the world during 2007. Younger sister Kayln Floyd is currently a freshman sprinter on the UH track team.