Violet Olney
Violet Olney (born May 22, 1911 , † January 1999 in Addlestone ) was a British athlete and Olympian.
At the XI. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin she won the team silver medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay race together with her teammates Eileen Hiscock , Audrey Brown and Barbara Burke behind the team from the USA (gold) and in front of the team from Canada (bronze) .
With a height of 1.62 m, her competition weight was 56 kg.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede : The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996. Track and Field Athletics. German Society for Athletics Documentation eV, Neuss 1999.
Web links
- Violet Olney in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olney, Violet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1911 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1999 |
| Place of death | Addlestone |