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Betty Robinson Schwartz

April 13, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Betty Robinson Schwartz

First female Olympic gold medalist for track and field

3 years after winning the first woman's Olympic gold medal for track and field, she was written off as dead after a plane accident. She worked hard at her recovery and was at the Olympics again 5 years later.

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