Mary Carew
Encyclopedia
Mary Louise Carew Armstrong (September 8, 1913 – July 12, 2002) was an American
athlete who competed in the sprints. She was born in Medford, Massachusetts
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She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics
held in Los Angeles
, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates Evelyn Furtsch
, Annette Rogers
and 100m bronze medalist Wilhelmina von Bremen
. She died in Framingham, Massachusetts
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
athlete who competed in the sprints. She was born in Medford, Massachusetts
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, five miles northwest of downtown Boston. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173...
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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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, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates 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....
, 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....
and 100m bronze medalist 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 died in Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
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