Bobbie Rosenfeld

Bobbie Rosenfeld

Fanny ("Bobbie") Rosenfeld (December 28, 1904, in Dnipropetrovsk, Russia (now Ukraine) — November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 metre relay and a silver medal for the 100 metre at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. She was called the "best Canadian female athlete of the half-century" and a star at basketball, hockey, softball, and tennis. She was named Canada's Female Athlete of the First Half-Century (1900–1950). She also was called Bobbie for her "bobbed" haircut. The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is named in her honour.

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