Newspaper clipping, related to women's 100m race at 1952 Olympic Games
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Newspaper/Clipping
Date Used
1952
Brief Description
Newspaper clipping from an unidentified newspaper, entitled "WIND AGAINST FIELD/ IN SPRINT/ May have cost record", featuring a photograph of the three place-getters in the women's 100metres in Helsinki on the podium. Article concerns the fact that the competitors were running into a headwind, which may have cost Marjorie Jackson a world record time. The women are Daphne Hasenjäger, Marjorie Jackson, and Shirley Strickland.
Measurements
H: 238 W: 163mm (H: 9 3/8 W: 6 7/16")
Associated Event
Associated Person
Date Used
1952
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.826
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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