Bobbie Rosenfeld

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Bobbie Rosenfeld was a Canadian track and field star and multi-sport athlete of the 1920s who became one of Canada’s most celebrated female sports pioneers.

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Bobbie Rosenfeld canonical 2
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld 1

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instanceOf Olympic competitor
athlete
human
long jumper
multi-sport athlete
sports journalist
sprinter
track and field athlete
awardReceived Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
surface form: Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (named in her honour)

Canadian woman athlete of the half-century
competitionClass women's athletics
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1904-12-28
dateOfDeath 1969-11-13
employer The Globe and Mail
ethnicGroup Jewish
event 100 metres
4 × 100 metres relay
discus throw
javelin throw
long jump
shot put
givenName Fanny
hasHonor induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
induction into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
induction into International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
medal Olympic gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay
Olympic silver medal in 100 metres
memberOfSportsTeam Canada national athletics team
surface form: Canadian national athletics team
movement women's sports movement in Canada
nickname Bobbie
notableAchievement pioneer of women's sports in Canada
notableWork sports columnist for The Globe and Mail
participantIn 1928 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Dnipro
surface form: Dnipropetrovsk

Russian Empire
placeOfDeath Canada
Ontario
Toronto
representedCountry Canada
residence Barrie
Toronto
sexOrGender female
sport athletics
basketball
ice hockey
softball
speed skating
tennis

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Bobbie Rosenfeld Award namedAfter Bobbie Rosenfeld
Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year namedAfterFullName Bobbie Rosenfeld
this entity surface form: Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld