Evelyn Furtsch

Evelyn Furtsch

Evelyn Furtsch (* 17. April 1914 in San Diego, Kalifornien; † 5. März 2015[1]) war eine US-amerikanische Leichtathletin und Olympiasiegerin.

Bei den X. Olympischen Spielen 1932 in Los Angeles gewann sie die Goldmedaille im 4-mal-100-Meter-Staffellauf zusammen mit ihren Teamkolleginnen Mary Carew, Annette Rogers und Wilhelmina von Bremen vor dem Team aus Kanada und dem Team aus Großbritannien.

Bei einer Körpergröße von 1,57 m betrug ihr Wettkampfgewicht 43 kg.

Furtsch war die letzte noch lebende Goldmedaillengewinnerin der Olympischen Spiele von 1932.

Literatur

  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996 Track and Field Athletics. Berlin 1999, publiziert über Deutsche Gesellschaft für Leichtathletik-Dokumentation e. V.

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Evelyn Furtsch Ojeda, an Olympic gold medalist and Tustin native, dies at 100
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Personendaten
NAMEFurtsch, Evelyn
KURZBESCHREIBUNGUS-amerikanische Leichtathletin
GEBURTSDATUM17. April 1914
GEBURTSORTSan Diego
STERBEDATUM5. März 2015

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