The life of Helen Stephens : the Fulton flash / Sharon Kinney Hanson

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The life of Helen Stephens : the Fulton flash / Sharon Kinney Hanson

Edited by Southern Illinois University Press - 2004

"The life of Helen Stephens: the Fulton flash" tracks the athlete’s rise from an awkward farm girl in Fulton, Missouri, to an international sports icon and record-breaking Olympic sprinter. Capturing the drama of Stephens’s personal saga as well as the development of the modern Olympic Games, this compelling biography also calls attention to barriers female athletes overcame to participate in amateur and professional sports.

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Helen Stephens a participé aux Jeux Olympiques de Berlin 1936 en athlétisme. Elle a remporté la médaille d'or à l'épreuve du 100 mètres ainsi que la médaille d'or à l'épreuve du 4x100 mètres relay. Elle a également participé aux épeuves de lancer du disque.

Item type: Book
Language: English
Physical description: 262 p. ; ill.

Publication date: 2004

Call numbers: 079:92 STE
Sections: Libre-accès

ISBN: 978-0-8093-2559-7

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