Nancy Voorhees (January 4, 1906 – June 1988) was an American

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er. She won a gold medal at the

1922 Women's World Games The 1922 Women's World Games (French Jeux Olympiques Féminins, also "Women’s Olympic Games") were the first regular international Women's World Games and the first Track and field competitions for women. The tournament was held on a sing ...

, setting the first

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at 1.46 m. Her elder sister Louise competed alongside in the high jump at those Games. Nancy married C. Redington Barrett in 1930.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Voorhees, Nancy 1906 births 1988 deaths American female high jumpers 20th-century American women