Loretta T. McNeil (January 10, 1907 – February 24, 1988) was an
American
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athlete
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who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for the United States in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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held in
Amsterdam
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Netherlands
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in the 4 x 100 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates
Mary Washburn,
Jessie Cross and
Betty Robinson
Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women.
Early life
Robinson was born in Riverdale, Illinois. She was a student at Thornton Township H ...
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1907 births
1988 deaths
American female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
Olympic female sprinters
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