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Full name | Helen Herring Stephens[1] | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Fulton Flash[1] | ||||||||||||||
Born | February 3, 1918[1] Fulton, Missouri, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||
Died | January 17, 1994[1] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[1] | (aged 75)||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, shot put, discus throw | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 yd – 10.4 (1935) 100 m – 11.5 (1936) 200 m – 24.1 (1936) shot put −13.70 m (1937) discus – 39.50 m (1936) | ||||||||||||||
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Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete and a double Olympic champion in 1936.