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Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete and a double Olympic champion in 1936. Biography [ edit ] Stephens, nicknamed the "Fulton Flash" after her birthplace, Fulton, Missouri , was a strong athlete in sprint events—she never lost a race in her entire career—and also in weight events such as ...
Helen Stephens (born Feb. 3, 1918, Fulton, Mo., U.S.—died Jan. 17, 1994, St. Louis, Mo.) was an American runner who won two gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and was undefeated in official competition. Known as the Fulton Flash, Stephens had won nine Amateur Athletic Union track-and-field titles by the age of 18.
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Helen Stephens (1918-1994) was only a teenager when she became an track star, winning two gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games. She set world, Olympic, American, and Canadian records in running, broad jump, and discus. Stephens later became the first female owner of a women's semiprofessional basketball team.
Helen Stephens was born on February 3, 1918, in Fulton, Missouri. At age 15, as a sophomore at Fulton High School, while trying out for a Missouri State Letter, Helen’s coach discovered that she ran the 50 yard dash in five and eight-tenths seconds. This equaled the world record at that time.
Jan 17, 1994 · Athletes. Helen Stephens. Biographical information. Biography. In her very first race, just a few days after her 17th birthday, Helen Stephens of Fulton High School (Missouri) equalled the world indoor record for 50m and beat the reigning Olympic 100m champion, Stella Walsh.
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Stephens was born in 1918. For farm girls growing up in the 1920s and ’30s in rural Missouri, athletic opportunities were scarce. In her hometown of Fulton, Missouri, there were no school teams for girls in track or basketball, according to her biography, The Fulton Flash: The Life of Helen Stephens.
First Olympic Games Berlin 1936. Year of Birth 1918. Olympic Results. Biography. In her very first race, just a few days after her 17th birthday, Helen Stephens of Fulton High School (Missouri) equalled the world indoor record for 50m and beat the reigning Olympic 100m champion, Stella Walsh.
