Wilhelmina von Bremen
American sprinter
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| Born | August 13, 1909 San Francisco, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 16, 1976 (aged 66) Alameda, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint running | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Western Women's Club, San Francisco | |||||||||||||||||
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Wilhelmina "Billie" von Bremen (August 13, 1909 – July 16, 1976) was an American sprint runner. At the 1932 Summer Olympics, she won an individual bronze medal in the 100 meters and a gold medal in the 4×100 meters relay.[1]
Life
Von Bremen graduated from Western College for Women in Ohio and ran for the Western Women's Club in her home city. She came second in the AAU meet in 1932 to Ethel Harrington. However Harrington was not meant to run and therefore von Bremen was declared the winner.[1]
In the first heat Marie Dollinger broke the 100 metres Olympic record with a time of 12.2 seconds.[2] This time was immediately improved by Stanisława Walasiewicz, who also set a world record.[3] Von Bremen ran 12.0 seconds in the final to take the bronze.[1]
She soon joined with teammates Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch and Annette Rogers to win the gold medal in the 4×100 meters in a world record time.
References
- ^ a b c Billie von Bremen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS – OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-04.
- ^ Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One. Sports Reference.
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- 1928:
Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook (CAN) - 1932:
Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA) - 1936: Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens (USA)
- 1948:
Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) - 1952: Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy (USA)
- 1956:
Shirley Barbara de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert (AUS) - 1960:
Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph (USA) - 1964:
Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska (POL) - 1968: Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus (USA)
- 1972:
Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl (FRG) - 1976:
Marlies Göhr, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) - 1980: Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr (GDR)
- 1984: Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn Ashford (USA)
- 1988: Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Dannette Young (USA)
- 1992: Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Gwen Torrence, Michelle Finn (USA)
- 1996: Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, Carlette Guidry (USA)
- 2000:
Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Lewis (BAH) - 2004:
Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald (JAM) - 2008:
Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert (BEL) - 2012: Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh, Lauryn Williams (USA)
- 2016: Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Tori Bowie, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun (USA)
- 2020: Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison, Remona Burchell (JAM)
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