Betty Burch (3 January 1911 – 4 December 1993) was an American

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

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1911 births 1993 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics American female javelin throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Bangor, Maine 20th-century American women {{US-javelinthrow-athletics-bio-stub