That was Betty Cuthbert who won gold in the women's 400 meter dash.
Betty Cuthbert, AUS400 meters Athletics
track and field
Winning Gold medals in Track and Field.
{| ! colspan="3" | Peter Snell won 3 Gold MedalsOlympic Games |} Gold 1960 Rome 800 metresGold1964 Tokyo 800 metresGold 1964 Tokyo 1500 metres
gold, first place
It was Jack Lovelock
Winning Gold medals in track and field.
Gold
The last US gold medal in the 10,000 meters was won by Billy Mills at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.
No female Sprinter has ever won 4 gold medals in track and field. However, in 1936, a male sprinter by the name of Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in Track and Field.
Field & Track
2006