Betty Robinson















































Betty Robinson
Betty Robinson 2.jpg
Personal information
Born August 23, 1911
Riverdale, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Died May 18, 1999(1999-05-18) (aged 87)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Height 5 ft 5 1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Weight 126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club ICCW, Chicago[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 60 m – 5.8 (1929)
100 m – 12.0 (1928)
200 m – 25.5 (1931)[2]

Medal record






















Representing the  United States

Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam
100 m
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin
4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam
4×100 m relay



Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson (August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999), later Elizabeth R. Schwartz was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women.[1]


Robinson was born in Riverdale, Illinois, and was a student at Thornton Township High School when she achieved national acclaim as an Olympic champion. Robinson ran her first official race on March 30, 1928, at the age of 16, an indoor meet where she finished second to Helen Filkey in the 60-yard dash.[3] At her next race, outdoors at 100 meters, she equalled the world record, though her time was not recognized because it was deemed wind-aided.[4]


At the Amsterdam Olympics, her third 100 m competition, Robinson reached the final and won, equalling the world record. She was the inaugural Olympic champion in the event, since athletics for women had not been on the program before, and its inclusion was in fact still heavily disputed among officials. With the American 4×100 meters relay team, Robinson added a silver medal to her record.


At Northwestern University, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.[5]


In 1931, Robinson was involved in a plane crash, and was severely injured. A man who discovered her in a coma in the wreckage wrongly thought she was dead, put her in his trunk and drove her to an undertaker, where his mistake was discovered. She awoke from the coma seven months later, although it was another six months before she could get out of a wheelchair, and two years before she could walk normally again.[6] Meanwhile, she missed the 1932 Summer Olympics in her home country.


Still unable to kneel for a normal 100 m start, Robinson was a part of the US relay team at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The US team was running behind the heavily favored Germans, but the Germans dropped the baton, allowing Robinson (who handed off the baton to Helen Stephens) to win her second Olympic gold medal.[7][1]


Retiring after the Berlin Olympics, Schwartz remained involved in athletics as an official.[1] She died aged 87, suffering from cancer and Alzheimer's disease.



References





  1. ^ abcdef Betty Robinson. sports-reference.com


  2. ^ Elizabeth Robinson. trackfield.brinkster.net


  3. ^ Eric L. Cowe (2005) Early Women's Athletics: Statistics and History, Volume Two, privately printed, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 9780953703005, p. 69.


  4. ^ Joe Gergen (2014) First Lady of Olympic Track: The Life and Times of Betty Robinson, Northwestern University Press,
    ISBN 0810129582, p. 12.


  5. ^ http://www.kappakappagamma.org


  6. ^ "Joy of Six: great Olympic moments". The Guardian. London. January 8, 2013. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved January 8, 2013.


  7. ^ Joe Gergen (2014) First Lady of Olympic Track: The Life and Times of Betty Robinson, Northwestern University Press,
    ISBN 0810129582, pp. 146–47.




Further reading






Gergen, Joe. (2014) First Lady of Olympic Track: The Life and Times of Betty Robinson. Northwestern University Press.











Records
Preceded by
Kinue Hitomi
Women's 100 m world record holder
June 2, 1928 – June 5, 1932
 Succeeded by
Tollien Schuurman















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