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Mary Louise Carew Armstrong was an American athlete who competed in sprinting events.

Mary Carew
Born	(1913-09-18)September 18, 1913 Medford, Massachusetts, US
Died	July 12, 2002(2002-07-12) (aged 88) Framingham, Massachusetts, US
Other names	Mary Louise Carew Armstrong
Occupation	Sprinter

Mary Carew

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	1932 Los Angeles	4x100 metre relay

Life

She was born in Medford, Massachusetts. She married William "Bud" Armstrong in 1938. She died in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Athletics Career

Mary Carew achieved four straight victories in the AAU indoor 40y, between 1929 and 1932, with her winning time of 5.2 in 1930 and 1931 equalling the world indoor record. Additionally, she won the AAU outdoor 50y in 1930.[1]

She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, as the lead-off runner in the 4 x 100 metres. Alongside her teammates Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers and 100m bronze medalist Wilhelmina von Bremen, she won a gold medal and her team set a joint world record (as per the rules of the time) of 47.0, with Canada.[1]

References

• Mary Carew at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Mary Carew

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[fr] Mary Carew

Mary Louise Carew Armstrong, née le 8 septembre 1913 à Medford dans le Massachusetts et morte le 12 juillet 2002 (à 88 ans) à Framingham dans le Massachusetts, était une athlète américaine, spécialiste du sprint.

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[it] Mary Carew

Mary Louise Carew-Armstrong (Medford, 8 settembre 1913 – Framingham, 12 luglio 2002) è stata una velocista statunitense, campionessa olimpica della staffetta 4×100 metri ai Giochi di Los Angeles 1932.

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[ru] Кэрью, Мэри

Мэри Луиза Кэрью (в замужестве Армстронг) (англ. Mary Louise Carew) — американская легкоатлетка. На олимпийских играх 1932 года выиграла золотую медаль в эстафете 4×100 метров. Чемпионка США в беге на 40 ярдов в помещении в 1929 — 1932 годах, а также национальная чемпионка 1930 года на дистанции 50 ярдов.

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