Rosalyn Bryant

{{Short description|American athlete (born 1956)}}

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| name = Rosalyn Bryant

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| birth_name = Rosalyn Evette Bryant

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|January 7, 1956}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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{{MedalSport | Women's athletics }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1976 Montreal | 4 x 400 meters }}

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Rosalyn Evette Bryant (married Clark; born January 7, 1956) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, she competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Debra Sapenter, Sheila Ingram and Pamela Jiles. She also finished fifth in the individual 400m there. It is rumored that the three of the four finishers before her used either steroids or blood doping so many feel that she is truly the second-place finisher of that race. She also competed at the inaugural 1983 World Track and Field Championships, where she represented the US in both the open 400 m and the 4 x 400 meter relay. She finished 8th in the open 400m, the only American finalist, and anchored the US relay team to a seventh-place finish. She later became a Los Angeles police officer. Her daughter Breanna Clark is also an athlete and has competed at the Paralympic Games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/lima-2019-breanna-clark-serves-family-recipe-success|title=Lima 2019: Breanna Clark serves up family recipe for success|last=|first=|date=27 August 2019|website=International Paralympic Committee|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827125525/https://www.paralympic.org/news/lima-2019-breanna-clark-serves-family-recipe-success |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=}}

Bryant was inducted into the USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2024 |title=Introducing the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2024 |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/2024/03/featured/collegiate-track-field-cross-country-athlete-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024 |access-date=March 25, 2024}}

Bryant competed for the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles track and field team.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-25 |title=Rosalyn Bryant Named To Collegiate Hall Of Fame |url=https://lagoldeneagles.com/news/2024/3/25/womens-cross-country-rosalyn-bryant-named-to-collegiate-hall-of-fame.aspx |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Cal State LA Athletics |language=en}} In 1974, she competed for the Chicago State Cougars team.{{cite web |title=TWU NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHAMP |url=https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/CTRN/wt+fw_june74.pdf |publisher=Women's Track & Field World |access-date=24 January 2025 |page=3}}