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At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, her third 100 m competition, Robinson was the only US athlete to qualify for the 100 m final. She reached the final and won, equaling the world record of 12.2 seconds. She was the inaugural Olympic champion in the event, since athletics for women had not been on the program before, and its inclusion was in fact ...
Dec 8, 2017 · Betty Robinson was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field in 1928. She survived a near-fatal plane crash in 1931 and went on to compete in the 4x100 relay in 1932.
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Mar 7, 2019 · Betty Robinson was a 16-year-old sprinter who won the first Olympic gold medal in the 100m in 1928. She also survived a near-fatal accident and became a star in the US track and field scene.
Aug 8, 2021 · Betty Robinson won the inaugural women's 100m gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Games and the 4x100m relay at the 1936 Berlin Games. She overcame a near-fatal plane crash in 1932 and became a champion for women's sports.
May 21, 1999 · Betty Robinson Schwartz, who in 1928 as a 16-year-old high school junior became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field, died Tuesday in Colorado. She was 87. Her son...
Became first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field in the Amsterdam Games, and also won silver in relay (1928); won second gold medal as member of relay team in the Berlin Olympics (1936). Not only was Betty Robinson the first woman to win a gold medal for track and field in the Olympics, she also made a miraculous comeback ...
Betty Robinson was a 16-year-old student who did not know she was a good runner until a teacher spotted her running after a train and timed her in a corridor back at school. First women’s track Olympic champion. Robinson competed in her first meet only four months before the 1928 Olympic Games.
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