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From Train Chase To Track Star
- Betty Robinson was discovered running to catch a train and timed by her biology teacher, who also coached track.
- That impromptu test led her from suburban races to national competitions and early world-class success.
Teenage Olympic Gold
- At 16 Betty qualified for the Olympics, raced in Amsterdam, and won the 100m, becoming the fastest woman in the world.
- She returned home to parades, gifts, and instant celebrity amid the roaring twenties.
Crash, Coma, And Slow Recovery
- A few years after her victory Betty crashed in a biplane and spent weeks in a coma with severe leg injuries.
- Her brother-in-law Jim helped her relearn to walk, then to run, step by slow step in the park.