Evelyne Hall
Hall in 1931 | ||||||||||||
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Born | September 10, 1909 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | April 20, 1993 (aged 83) Oceanside, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (167 cm) | |||||||||||
Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 80 metres hurdles | |||||||||||
Club | Illinois Women's Athletic Club | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 11.7 (1932)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Evelyne Ruth Hall (née Davidson, later Adams, later Butler; September 10, 1909 – April 20, 1993) was an American hurdler. She won the AAU title outdoors (80 m) in 1930 and indoors (50 m) in 1931, 1933, 1935. At the 1932 Olympics she earned a silver medal in the 80 m, losing in controversial fashion to Mildred Didrikson (1). She placed fourth at the 1936 U.S. Olympic Trials and did not qualify.[1][3]
After retiring from competitions, Hall worked as a coach and instructor of physical education. She prepared the first American women's athletics team for the 1951 Pan American Games, and for several years headed the U.S. Olympic women's track and field committee. She also worked as a supervisor of the Glendale parks and recreation department.[1][3]
In an interview on November 11, 1991, at the age of 82, Adams claimed to be the "oldest living American Olympic medalist".[4] Given the source of this claim it may be that she was referring to track and field athletes only.
References
- ^ a b c Evelyne Hall. Sports-reference.com
- ^ Evelyne Hall Archived August 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Evelyne Hall (Adams) Archived April 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. USATF Hall of Fame
- ^ Louise Mead Tricard (January 1, 1996). American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980. McFarland. pp. 201–. ISBN 978-0-7864-0219-9.
1. Paul Soifer, "A Tale of Two Women: Babe Didrikson, Lillian Copeland, and the Women's Discus at the 1932 Olympic Games," Southern California Quarterly 78, no. 3 (Fall 1996), pp. 251–252.
External links
Media related to Evelyne Hall at Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyne Hall (Adams) at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
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(60 yards hurdles, 55 m hurdles, 50 m hurdles, 50 yards hurdles, 80 m hurdles, 70 yards hurdles)
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1928: Mary Washburn
- 1929: Catherine Donovan
- 1930: Catherine Donovan
- 1931: Evelyne Hall
- 1932: Nellie Sharka
- 1933: Evelyne Hall
- 1934: Roxy Atkins (CAN), Evelyne Hall (2nd)
- 1935: Evelyne Hall
- 1936: Tidye Pickett
- 1937: Jane Santschi
- 1941: Lillie Purifoy
- 1945: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1946: Lillie Purifoy
- 1948: Theresa Manuel
- 1949: Bernice Robinson
- 1950: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1951: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1952: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1953: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1954: Barbara Mueller
- 1955: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
- 1956: Constance Darnowski
- 1957: Lauretta Foley
- 1958: Shirley Crowder
- 1959: Jo Ann Terry
- 1960: Jo Ann Terry
- 1961: Jo Ann Terry
- 1962: Jo Ann Terry
- 1963: Janell Smith
- 1964: Jenny Meldrum (CAN), Mary Rose (2nd)
- 1965: Chi Cheng (TPE), Tamara Davis (3rd)
- 1966: Chi Cheng (TPE), Cherrie Sherrard (2nd)
- 1967: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1968: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1969: Mamie Rallins
- 1970: Chi Cheng (TPE), Patty Van Wolvelaere (2nd)
- 1971: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1972: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1973: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1974: Patty Van Wolvelaere
- 1975: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR), Deby LaPlante (2nd)
- 1976: Deby LaPlante
- 1977: Jane Frederick
- 1978: Deby LaPlante
- 1979: Candy Young
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Stephanie Hightower
- 1981: Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
- 1982: Stephanie Hightower
- 1983: Stephanie Hightower
- 1984: Stephanie Hightower
- 1985: Candy Young
- 1986: Stephanie Hightower
- 1987: Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (3rd)
- 1988: Julie Baumann (CAN), Lynda Tolbert-Goode (2nd)
- 1989: Kim Turner
- 1990: LaVonna Martin
- 1991: Kim Turner
- 1992: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Michelle Freeman (JAM), LaVonna Martin (2nd)
- 1994: Michelle Freeman (JAM), LaVonna Martin (2nd)
- 1995: Lynda Tolbert-Goode
- 1996: Michelle Freeman (JAM), Tonya Lawson (2nd)
- 1997: Cheryl Dickey
- 1998: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 1999: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 2000: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 2001: Anjanette Kirkland
- 2002: Melissa Morrison-Howard
- 2003: Gail Devers
- 2004: Gail Devers
- 2005: Danielle Carruthers
- 2006: Danielle Carruthers
- 2007: Lolo Jones
- 2008: Lolo Jones
- 2009: Lolo Jones
- 2010: Ginnie Crawford
- 2011: Kellie Wells
- 2012: Kristi Castlin
- 2013: Nia Ali
- 2014: Nia Ali
- 2015: Jasmin Stowers
- 2016: Brianna Rollins-McNeal
- 2017: Kendra Harrison
- 2018: Sharika Nelvis
- 2019: Sharika Nelvis
- 2020: Gabbi Cunningham
- 2022: Gabbi Cunningham
- 2023: Alaysha Johnson
- 2024: Tia Jones
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