Evelyn Furtsch
American sprinter (1914–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evelyn Pearl Furtsch (later Ojeda, April 17, 1914 – March 5, 2015) was an American sprint runner.[3] Furtsch won the gold medal in the 4×100 m relay with teammates Mary Carew, Annette Rogers and Wilhelmina von Bremen at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Born | April 17, 1914 San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | March 5, 2015 (aged 100) Santa Ana, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||
Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 12.2 (1932)[1] 200 m – 26.5 (1932)[2] | |||||||||||
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