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Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women. [1] Early life. Robinson was born in Riverdale, Illinois. She was a student at Thornton Township High School when she achieved national acclaim as an Olympic champion.
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,...
American Olympic track athlete. Name variations: Elizabeth Robinson; Betty Robinson Schwartz. Born in Riverdale, Illinois, on August 23, 1911; died in Colorado on May 17, 1997; married Richard S. Schwartz (an upholsterer), in 1939; children: Richard and Jane. Became first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field in the Amsterdam ...
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Aug 18, 2016 · Betty Robinson Schwartz displays her Olympic gold medals in 1988. She died in 1999 at age 87. “Halfway down the lane (Robinson) pulled up on even terms with Fanny Rosenfeld, the Canadian...
Dec 8, 2017 · Robinson eventually married a businessman named Richard Schwartz. They had two children and lived quietly. In 1971, the U.S. Olympic Committee inducted Betty Robinson into their Hall of Fame.
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May 20, 1999 · Betty Robinson Schwartz, 87, who in 1928 became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track, died Tuesday in Colorado. Mrs. Schwartz, a native of Riverdale who lived for many years...
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. Robinson competed in her first meet only four months before the 1928 Olympic Games. In her first outdoor meet, she set a world record for 100m.
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