Violet Olney
Olympic athlete
1911 – 1999
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Who was Violet Olney?
Violet Rose Olney was an English athlete from Southwark, London, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany where she won the silver medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres with her team mates Eileen Hiscock, Audrey Brown and Barbara Burke.
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- Born
- May 22, 1911
Greater London - Also known as
- Violet R. Olney
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jan 1, 1999
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on July 23, 2013
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