About Margaret Bailes
Born 1951. Margaret Bailes is an American athletics competitor.
Margaret Johnson Bailes (born January 23, 1951) is an American athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 meters.
Early life Margaret Johnson Bailes was born in the Bronx. When she was five, she moved to Eugene, Oregon with her family after her father, Albert "Duke" Johnson, decided it would be a good place to raise his children.
Athletic career When Bailes was 9, a chance attendance as a spectator to an athletics event at Hayward Field led her to meet Wendy Jerome, the wife of Harry Jerome. Wendy Jerome saw that Bailes had talent and soon became her coach. She was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. She retired from the sport at the age of 17.
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Who is Margaret Bailes?
athletics competitor
When was Margaret Bailes born?
Margaret Bailes was born on 23 January 1951 in New York City.
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Margaret Bailes is an athletics competitor.
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Margaret Bailes is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Bailes. https://biography.guide/margaret-bailes/
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