Annette Rogers
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Annette Rogers Kelly (22 October 1913 – 8 November 2006) was an American
sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres
.
She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts
and graduated from the Northwestern University
.
She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
in the 4 x 100 metres relay
where she won the gold medal with her team mates Mary Carew
, Evelyn Furtsch
and Wilhelmina von Bremen
. She returned to the following Olympics
with team mates Harriet Bland
, Betty Robinson
and Helen Stephens
to win her second Olympic gold medal. Rogers Kelly also helped set two world records
in 4x100m relay in 1932.
She died in Des Plaines, Illinois
at the age of 93.
United States
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sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
.
She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
and graduated from the Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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in the 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
where she won the gold medal with her team mates Mary Carew
Mary Carew
Mary Louise Carew Armstrong was an American athlete who competed in the sprints. She was born in Medford, Massachusetts....
, Evelyn Furtsch
Evelyn Furtsch
Evelyn Furtsch is a former American athlete.Furtsch was awarded a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Mary Carew, Annette Rogers and Wilhelmina von Bremen at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
and Wilhelmina von Bremen
Wilhelmina von Bremen
Wilhelmina von Bremen was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters.She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the 100 meters where she finished third, she then joined with teammates Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch and Annette Rogers to...
. She returned to the following Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
with team mates Harriet Bland
Harriet Bland
Harriet Claiborne Bland was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson and Helen Stephens who...
, Betty Robinson
Betty Robinson
Elizabeth Robinson , later Elizabeth R. Schwartz was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 m for women....
and Helen Stephens
Helen Stephens
Helen Herring Stephens was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936.Stephens, nicknamed the 'Fulton Flash' after her birthplace Fulton, Missouri, was a strong athlete in sprint events - she never lost a race in her entire career - but also in weight events like the shot put and...
to win her second Olympic gold medal. Rogers Kelly also helped set two world records
World records in athletics
World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....
in 4x100m relay in 1932.
She died in Des Plaines, Illinois
Des Plaines, Illinois
Des Plaines is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has adopted the official nickname of "City of Destiny." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,720. It is a suburb of Chicago, and is next to O'Hare International Airport...
at the age of 93.