Chandra Danette Cheeseborough is an American track and field athlete.
Education
She graduated from Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Florida in 1977, where she set the still standing NFHS national high school records in both the 100 yard (103) and 220 yard (233) dashes. Next she attended Tennessee State, where she was a member of national championship teams that set world indoor records of 1:08.9 minutes in the 640-yard relay and 1:47.17 in the 800-yard sprint medley relay.
Career
Cheeseborough broke onto the international track scene at age 16 by winning two gold medals at the 1975 Pan American Games, taking the 200 m in an American record time of 22.77 seconds. In 1976, she set an American junior record of 11.13 seconds in placing second at the United States Olympic trials, then placed sixth in that event at the Montreal Olympics. The federation converted record-keeping to metric distances shortly afterward.
Her breakthrough year in the 400 m came in 1984, when she set two American records in the event, then placed second in the Los Angeles Olympics in a career best of 49.05.
The 49.05 still ranks her as the #10 performer of all time. Cheeseborough later became a coach and returned to Tennessee State.
She was named head coach of both men and women in 1999. She also has served as an assistant coach for the United States. team at the 1999 Junior Pan-Am Championships.
In March 2007 it was announced that Cheeseborough would be the assistant coach for the 2008 Olympic team
Cheeseborough coached the sprints and hurdles for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Personal Bests 100 metres – 11.13sec.