Wilhelmina "Billie" von Bremen (August 13, 1909 – July 16, 1976) was an American sprint runner. At the 1932 Summer Olympics, she won an individual bronze medal in the 100 meters and a gold medal in the 4×100 meters relay.[1]
Von Bremen graduated from Western College for Women in Ohio and ran for the Western Women's Club in her home city. She came second in the AAU meet in 1932 to Ethel Harrington. However Harrington was not meant to run and therefore von Bremen was declared the winner.[1]
wilhelmina, bremen, wilhelmina, billie, bremen, august, 1909, july, 1976, american, sprint, runner, 1932, summer, olympics, individual, bronze, medal, meters, gold, medal, meters, relay, personal, informationbornaugust, 1909san, francisco, california, united, . Wilhelmina Billie von Bremen August 13 1909 July 16 1976 was an American sprint runner At the 1932 Summer Olympics she won an individual bronze medal in the 100 meters and a gold medal in the 4 100 meters relay 1 Wilhelmina von BremenPersonal informationBornAugust 13 1909San Francisco California United StatesDiedJuly 16 1976 aged 66 Alameda California United StatesHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Weight68 kg 150 lb SportSportSprint runningClubWestern Women s Club San FranciscoMedal record Women s athletics Representing the United States Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles 4 100 m relay 1932 Los Angeles 100 metersLife editVon Bremen graduated from Western College for Women in Ohio and ran for the Western Women s Club in her home city She came second in the AAU meet in 1932 to Ethel Harrington However Harrington was not meant to run and therefore von Bremen was declared the winner 1 In the first heat Marie Dollinger broke the 100 metres Olympic record with a time of 12 2 seconds 2 This time was immediately improved by Stanislawa Walasiewicz who also set a world record 3 Von Bremen ran 12 0 seconds in the final to take the bronze 1 She soon joined with teammates Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch and Annette Rogers to win the gold medal in the 4 100 meters in a world record time References edit a b c Billie von Bremen sports reference com Mallon Bill 2012 TRACK amp FIELD ATHLETICS OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS Track and Field News Retrieved on 2014 02 04 Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games Women s 100 metres Round One Sports Reference nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilhelmina von Bremen amp oldid 1164253561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
