Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Elizabeth R. Robinson | |||||||||||||||||
Born | August 23, 1911 Riverdale, Illinois, US[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Died | May 18, 1999 Denver, Colorado, US[1] | (aged 87)|||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Website | bettyrobinson.org | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
Club | ICCW, Chicago[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 50 y – 5.8 (1929) 100 m – 12.0 (1928) 200 m – 25.5 (1931)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women.[1]