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Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's Long Jump
The Women's long jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 23 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Yvette Williams Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett (née Williams; 25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019) was a New Zealand track-and-field athlete who was the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal and to hold the world record in the women's long jum ... from New Zealand won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new Olympic records was set during this competition. Results Qualifying round Qualifying Performance 5.30 advance to the Final. Final NM — No Mark References External linksOfficial Olympic Report ''la84.org''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Long jump at the Olympics 1952 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Williams
Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett (née Williams; 25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019) was a New Zealand track-and-field athlete who was the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal and to hold the world record in the women's long jump. Williams was named "Athlete of the Century" on the 100th anniversary of Athletics New Zealand, in 1987. Early life Williams was born on 25 April 1929 in Dunedin. She grew up there and attended Otago Girls' High School. While at high school, Williams played several sports, making the top netball team and playing for Otago and the South Island. Williams also represented Otago, the South Island and New Zealand (1950, 1953–55) in basketball. Athletics career Williams joined the Otago Athletic Club in early 1947, mainly for social reasons. Two months later, she came to national attention when she won the shot put at the New Zealand athletics championships. She went on to win 21 national titles across 5 disciplines: shot put (1947–54), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
