Fanny Rosenfeld
Fanny Rosenfeld · Sports
Canada's female athlete of the half-century; sprint gold and silver at Amsterdam 1928
1905, Katerynoslav (now Dnipro), Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1969, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Fanny 'Bobbie' Rosenfeld was a Canadian sprinter and all-round athlete who won gold in the 4×100 m relay and silver in the 100 m at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. A dominant figure in early women's sport, she was later voted Canada's female athlete of the half-century. She was Jewish, born in the Russian Empire and raised in Ontario after her family emigrated in infancy.
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Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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Canada's female athlete of the half-century; sprint gold and silver at Amsterdam 1928
Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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