A sprinter-long jumper, Mabel Landry won nine national championships. She was the AAU outdoor long jump champion in 1949-50, and 1952-54, AAU outdoor 50 yard champion in 1953-54, and AAU indoor 60 yard champion in 1953-54. Landry also won the Olympic Trials in the long jump in 1952, as it was contested as part of the AAU Meet. At the 1955 Pan American Games she won a bronze medal in the 60 m and a gold medal in the 4×100 m relay (with Isabelle Daniels, Mae Faggs, and Barbara Jones). She competed for the Chicago CYO, attended DePaul University and later became a teacher.
Personal Best: LJ – 19-3½ [5.88] (1952).
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