Helen Stephens
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Helen Stephens was an American sprinter and two-time Olympic gold medalist at the 1936 Berlin Games, renowned for her speed and dominance in women's track events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helen Stephens canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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sprinter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Olympic gold medal
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Olympic gold medal in women's 100 metres ⓘ Olympic gold medal in women's 4×100 metres relay ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fulton, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionClass | women's athletics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-02-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-01-17 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
International Association of Athletics Federations records
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Olympic historical records ⓘ |
| educatedAt | William Woods College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | U.S. government (War Department) during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
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4×100 metres relay ⓘ |
| familyName | Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | amateur athletics ⓘ |
| givenName | Helen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | American ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Missouri AAU track team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Fulton Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominance in women's sprinting in the 1930s
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victory over Stella Walsh in the 100 metres at the 1936 Olympics ⓘ |
| notableWork | winning two gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
sprinter
ⓘ
track and field coach ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fulton, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordHeld |
world record in women's 100 metres
ⓘ
world record in women's 50 metres ⓘ |
| representedByTeam | United States Olympic track and field team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Fulton, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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sprinting ⓘ |
| testedFor | gender verification at the 1936 Olympics ⓘ |
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