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Leslie Maxie

Leslie Maxie
Personal information
Full name Leslie Maxie
Nationality  United States
Born (1967-01-04) January 4, 1967 (age 50)
San Francisco, California
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event(s) hurdles, jumps
Club Millbrae Lions

Leslie Maxie (born January 4, 1967 in San Francisco, California) is a retired American track and field athlete and subsequently a television broadcast journalist.

While attending Mills High School, she set the still standing World Youth Best of 55.20 seconds in the 400 metre hurdles on June 9, 1984, while finishing second at the 1984 TAC USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held at nearby San Jose City College.

Maxie competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, running 56.10 seconds to finish a non-qualifying 5th place in the heat of the 400 hurdles. On a lighter note, she did win, "Best Smile" at the Olympic Village.

Maxie was coached by the legendary Ed Parker. As a member of the Millbrae Lions Track Club, a team which encouraged young athletes to try multiple events, Maxie competed in the High Jump, Triple Jump 400 metres and 100 metre hurdles. As a freshman at the 1982 CIF California State Meet, she was in the top four in three events. To qualify, she won the CCS Section Championships and placed second to Wendy Brown in both jumps. 1983, she won the 400 m, see the race, and placed second in the 100 hurdles. 1984 was her first year to experiment with the long hurdles race. A week before her World record saw her winning the state meet in meet record time. As a senior, she repeated her 300 hurdle championship.See the race A week before the 1984 state meet, in Berkeley, California she set the National High School record in the 300 hurdles at 40.18 That performance is still ranked as the number three mark of all time. She was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1984.


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