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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 ...
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- August 23, 1911, Riverdale, Illinois, US
- 126 lb (57 kg)
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.
- Bill Littlefield
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...
Aug 8, 2021 · Betty Robinson is the inaugural 100m Olympic champion who won a second gold medal with the US 4x100m relay team in 1936, eight years after her first gold in 1928. She overcame a plane crash, a leg injury and a world record to become a legend of women's track and field.
Mar 7, 2019 · Learn how the 16-year-old Betty Robinson, who ran the 100m in 12 seconds at the 1928 Olympics, overcame a near-fatal accident and a disqualification to become the first woman to win the gold medal in the event. Discover her remarkable story of sporting success, Olympic glory and personal challenges.
Feb 9, 2024 · At the Olympic games held in Amsterdam that year, Betty won the 100m gold medal in a world record setting time of 12.2 seconds. Betty said years later about that race, “I can remember breaking the tape, but I wasn’t sure that I’d won. It was so close.
Learn about the life and achievements of Betty Robinson, the first women's track Olympic champion in 1928 and 1936. She overcame a plane crash injury and a teaching career to become a legend of American sprinting.
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