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| Born | August 22, 1906 Hamilton, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 27, 1927 (aged 20) Hamilton, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Velma Springstead (22 August 1906 – 27 March 1927) was a Canadian track and field athlete. Springstead won the gold medal in high jump during the 1925 Canadian Track and Field Championships and became a member of the first women's track and field team of Canada to compete internationally. After her death, Springstead was posthumously honoured with the creation of the Velma Springstead Trophy and was inducted into the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.