Violette Morris

Violette Morris
Morris in 1920
Personal information
Born18 April 1893
Died26 April 1944 (aged 51)[1]
near Épaignes, Normandy, Nazi-occupied France
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put, javelin throw, auto racing
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's World Games
Gold medal – first place 1921 Monte Carlo Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 1921 Monte Carlo Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1922 Monte Carlo Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1922 Monte Carlo Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 1922 Paris Shot put

Violette Morris (18 April 1893 – 26 April 1944) was a French athlete and Nazi collaborator who won two gold and one silver medal at the Women's World Games in 1921–1922. She was later banned from competing for violating "moral standards". She was invited to the 1936 Summer Olympics by Adolf Hitler and was an honored guest. During World War II, she collaborated with Nazis and the Vichy France regime. She became known as the "Hyena of the Gestapo" and was killed by the French Resistance.[3]

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