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Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metres
The Women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 25 (heats) and July 26 (final) at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Australian athlete Marjorie Jackson, who had already won the final in the 100 metres event, earned a second gold medal while setting two world records along the way. Summary Stanisława Walasiewicz (Stella Walsh)'s world record had stood through the war for almost 17 years. The 41 year old Walsh had won the US Championship the year before but did not compete in the Olympics. The defending champion Fanny Blankers-Koen was in Helsinki, but was suffering from skin boils. She did not finish in the 80 metres hurdles the day before after crashing a hurdle. That turned out to be her last competitive race. In the second heat, Nadezhda Khnykina took down Blankers-Koen's Olympic record. In the next race on the track, Marjorie Jackson equalled the world record of 23.6, with experimental fully automatic timing giving her a 23.73. The following d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium ( fi, Helsingin Olympiastadion; sv, Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals. The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first and 10th World Athletics Championships, in 1983 and 2005. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team. The stadium reopened in August 2020 after 4 years of renovation. History The Olympic Stadium was designed by the architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti. The Olympic stadium, known as an icon of functionalist style of architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Cheeseman
Sylvia Cheeseman (born 19 May 1929) is an English retired sprinter. Competing in relays, she won two medals at the 1950 British Empire Games and one at the 1952 Olympics. Individually she was eliminated in the 200 m at the 1948 Olympics and in the 1952 Olympics she won her heat but was eliminated in the semi-final. She won the Amateur Athletic Association of England title in this event in 1946–1949 and 1951–1952, placing second in 1950. Early life Cheeseman's mother was a concert pianist, her father was a double bass player and a founding member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and her sister was an international model. She lived on Derwent Road, in Whitton, London. She attended Spring Grove Grammar School.''Marylebone Mercury'' Saturday 13 September 1947, page 3 Personal life In 1957 she married the Olympic runner John Disley John Ivor Disley CBE (20 November 1928 – 8 February 2016) was a Welsh athlete. He competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase before c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Marie Lousteau
Anne-Marie Lousteau (born 16 October 1932) is a French sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics French female sprinters Olympic athletes for France Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters {{France-sprint-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Devine (athlete)
Patricia Devine (born 25 April 1932) is a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Scottish female sprinters British female sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Olympic female sprinters {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Hardy Lavender
Catherine Hardy Lavender ( née Catherine Hardy) (February 8, 1930 – September 8, 2017) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100-meter dash. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland. Later Hardy married, had children, and a 30-year teaching career in Atlanta schools. Early life and education Hardy Lavender was born in Carroll County, Georgia, the third of eight children born to Ernest and Emma (Echols) Hardy. After graduating from Carroll County Training School at age 16, she wanted to attend Tuskegee Institute. Her family was a farming family of limited means, however; so she attended Fort Valley State College (now Fort Valley State University) instead. Though West Georgia College (now University of West Georgia) was only a few miles from Hardy's home in Carrollton, schools were still segregated and as an African-American, Hardy had to look elsewhere to attend college. In college, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ema Konrad
Emma Konrad (born 21 November 1929) is a Romanian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1929 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Romanian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Romania Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grietje De Jongh
Grietje "Gré" de Jongh (2 November 1924 – 6 February 2002) was a Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics in four events in total: 100 m, 200 m (twice) and 4 × 100 m relay and finished in sixth place in the relay. She won a silver medal in this event at the 1950 European Athletics Championships The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete results .... References 1924 births 2002 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Dutch female sprinters Olympic athletes of the Netherlands People from Oostzaan European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic female sprinters Sportspeople from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances O'Halloran
Frances O'Halloran (born 25 January 1934) is a Canadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1934 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canadian female sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Track and field athletes from Toronto Olympic female sprinters {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deyse De Castro
Deyse Jurdelina de Castro (18 September 1933 – February 2024) was a Brazilian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... De Castro died in February 2024, at the age of 90. References 1933 births 2024 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Brazilian female sprinters Brazilian female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportswomen 20th-century Brazilian women Sportsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Klein
Helga Klein (Germany, 15 August 1931 – Germany, 27 January 2021) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her teammates Ursula Knab, Maria Sander and Marga Petersen Marga Petersen (; 18 September 1919 in Bremen – 22 September 2002 in Ottersberg) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 × 100 me .... References External links Sports reference 1931 births 2021 deaths West German female sprinters Olympic athletes of West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Arndt
Maria Arndt, also known as Maria Staworzyńska and Maria Blank (20 October 1929 – 6 April 2000) was a Polish sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1929 births 2000 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Polish female sprinters Olympic athletes for Poland People from Włodawa County Sportspeople from Lublin Voivodeship Olympic female sprinters {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Kazantseva
Flora Kazantseva (born 1929) is a Soviet sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1929 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Soviet female sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing Olympic female sprinters {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
