Harriet Bland
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Harriet Claiborne Bland (February 13, 1915 – November 6, 1991) 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 was the Olympic 100 metre champion.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer 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...
held in Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
Germany
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in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates Annette Rogers
Annette Rogers
Annette Rogers Kelly was an American sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and graduated from the Northwestern University....
, 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...
who was the Olympic 100 metre champion.