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She won national titles in both categories. When she was 18, Stephens participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics. There she won the 100 m final, beating reigning champion and world record holder, Stanisława Walasiewicz (aka Stella Walsh) of Poland.
Helen Stephens 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. At the 1936 Olympic Games, Stephens won the.
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American Helen Stephens—who grew up just a couple hundred miles away from Walsh—had taken the world record in Kansas City the previous year.
Oct 26, 2023 · The track star known as the Fulton Flash won gold at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin. She became a role model and supporter of women’s sports despite questions about her gender and her personal life. Today, Helen holds a place in Missouri's LGBTQ history.
Jul 26, 2021 · The track star known as the Fulton Flash won gold at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin. She became a role model and supporter of women’s sports despite questions about her gender and her ...
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On August 4, 1936, eighteen-year-old Helen Stephens set the Olympic world record for the 100-meter event at 11.5 seconds. Her record stood for twenty-four years until Wilma Rudolph beat it in the 1960 Olympics.
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.
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