The First Lady of Olympic Track: The Life and Times of Betty Robinson

by Joe Gergen

The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women--over the objections of many, including Pope Pius XI and the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin--were allowed to run in the marquee track events.

Equally remarkable is the story behind the first female gold medal winner in the 100-meter dash, sixteen-year-old American Betty Robinson. A prodigy running in just her fourth organized meet, Robinson stunned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810129582
• ISBN13: 9780810129580
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"