Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld was a Canadian athlete, who won a gold medal for the 100-metre relay and a silver medal for the 100-metre at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
19 Facts About Bobbie Rosenfeld
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Bobbie Rosenfeld was a star at basketball, hockey, softball, and tennis; and was called Bobbie for her "bobbed" haircut.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld, who was Jewish, was born on December 18,1904 in Ekaterinoslav, Russian Empire.
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In 1922, the Bobbie Rosenfeld family moved to Toronto, where Fanny worked at a chocolate factory.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld died on November 13,1969, in Toronto and is buried at Lambton Mills Cemetery in Humber Valley Village.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld played and competed in numerous sports, including track and field, ice hockey, basketball, fastball, softball, lacrosse, golf, speed skating, and tennis.
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In 1949, Bobbie Rosenfeld was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, one of the first women to receive the honor.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld was a hockey player in the 1920s and was dubbed superwoman of ladies' hockey.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld competed on a championship hockey team after debuting as a track and field athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld was a centre on the 1927 and 1929 Ontario champion Toronto Patterson Pats, which were part of the North Toronto Ladies' City League.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld was considered the most outstanding women's hockey player in all of Ontario between 1931 and 1932.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld competed on a championship softball team after debuting as a track and field athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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In 1924, Bobbie Rosenfeld claimed the title of the Toronto Ladies Grass Court Tennis championship, despite having only just taken up the sport.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld entered a 100-yard dash and defeated the Canadian champion, Rosa Grosse.
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At the 1925 Ontario Ladies Track and Field championships, in a single day performance, Bobbie Rosenfeld placed first in discus, shot put, 220-yard dash, low hurdles, and long jump, and placed second in the javelin and 100-yard dash.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld later competed as a sprinter in the 1928 Olympics, the first Games in which women were allowed to compete in track and field.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld received a silver medal in the 100-yard dash and placed fifth in the 800-metre dash.
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From 1934 to 1939, Bobbie Rosenfeld was president of the Ladies Ontario Hockey Association.
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Bobbie Rosenfeld worked as a sports columnist forThe Globe and Mail for approximately twenty years, advocating for greater participation of women in sports and more girls' physical education programs in schools.