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Harriet Claiborne Bland (February 13, 1915 – November 6, 1991), later Harriet Bland Green, was an American sprinter from St. Louis, Missouri.

Harriet Bland

Bland at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	February 13, 1915 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 6, 1991 (aged 76) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	St. Louis Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 12.2 (1932)[1][2]
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 4×100 m relay

Early life

Bland was born in St. Louis, the daughter of Isabelle Heard Bland. She attended Mary Institute, a private day school.[3]

Sports career

Bland nearly qualified for the 1932 Summer Olympics team in 1932,[3] and protested the decision to exclude her. She qualified for the 1936 team, but was told that there was no money to send her to Berlin.[4] After a fundraising campaign by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, to cover her travel expenses,[5][6] and losing her track shoes and handbag in New York before sailing for Berlin,[7] she competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, under track coach Dee Boeckmann, in the individual 100m and 4 × 100 m relay. She won a gold medal in the relay, with Betty Robinson, Annette Rogers, and Helen Stephens.[1]

Bland was honored upon her return, alongside other American Olympians, at a parade in New York City.[8] She served on the Ozark A. A. U. Women's Track and Field Committee, and coached a track program for girls in St. Louis, after her Olympic win.[4][9] She was head finish judge at an invitational relay for women in Edwardsville, Illinois in 1965.[10] she later earned a bachelor's degree in interior design at Washington University in St. Louis.[11]

Later life

Harriet Bland married professional golfer William W. Green in 1939.[12] They had a son, William C. Green. She survived a stroke in 1974 and used a wheelchair after that. She was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[4] She died from a heart attack at her son's home in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1991, aged 76 years.[11]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Harriet Bland

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[fr] Harriet Bland

Harriet Claiborne Bland (née le 13 février 1915 à Saint-Louis - décédée le 6 novembre 1991 à Fort Worth) est une athlète américaine spécialiste du 100 mètres.

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[it] Harriet Bland

Harriet Claiborne Bland-Green (Saint Louis, 13 febbraio 1915 – Fort Worth, 6 novembre 1991) è stata una velocista statunitense, campionessa olimpica della staffetta 4×100 metri ai Giochi di Berlino 1936.

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[ru] Блэнд, Харриет

Харриет Блэнд(-Грин) (англ. Harriet Claiborne Bland(-Green); 13 февраля 1915, Сент-Луис, Миссури — 6 ноября 1991, Форт-Уэрт) — американская легкоатлетка (бег на короткие дистанции, барьерный бег), чемпионка летних Олимпийских игр 1936 года в Берлине.

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