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On the final day of the Olympic track and field
games, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, Jane Bell and
Myrtle Cook took their places out on the field for
the 400 meter relay. After the disappointments of
the 100 meter race, with Myrtle Cook disqualified
for false starts and Rosenfeld possibly robbed of
her gold, the pressure was high. Still, Smith
remembered, "We all felt we were going to win."
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Rosenfeld was the "lead-off girl,"
and by the time she passed the baton, they were
running first. With Smith speeding "like one
possessed" and Bell on the third leg sprinting "the
race of her life," the women had a three yard lead
as anchor Myrtle Cook prepared for the hand-off.
"The pass between Myrtle and Jane was nearly a
flop," remembered coach Alexandrine Gibb.
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"It was only when Miss Cook had nearly reached
the line at which she must have the baton in her
possession that Jane Bell reached her- Myrtle Cook
was running at top speed...a fraction of a second
later it would have been a catastrophe..." Instead
it was a victory
as Cook raced ahead and increased the Canadians'
lead. When she crossed the finish line, the relay
team had set a new world record and won the
gold.
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How to Cite This Page
For a bibliography:
Jewish Women's Archive. "JWA - Bobbie Rosenfeld - Champions." <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/rosenfeld/champion.html>.
For a footnote:
Jewish Women's Archive, "JWA - Bobbie Rosenfeld - Champions," <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/rosenfeld/champion.html>.
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