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Title |
Athletic career of Jean Shiley, The. |
Author |
Sciubba, Arthur J. |
Author Added entry |
Kerr, Richard D. |
Summary |
Includes a biography of Jean Shiley by Richard Kerr, photos and clippings from her sports career by Art Sciubba, and an extensive oral history interview from 1987 of Olympic athletes by George A. Hodak. Jean Shiley of Brookline, Haverford Township, Pa. set the Pennsylvania High School record for Girl's High Jump in 1928, then finished fourth in the inaugural Olympic Women's High Jump competition in 1928, won and held the outdoor and indoor World Women's High Jump records from 1929 through 1932, and won the Women's High Jump gold medal at the 1932 Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. |
Published Place |
Havertown, PA |
Publisher |
Self published |
Published Date |
2022 |
Subjects |
Shiley, Jean Olympic athletes Athletes--Pennsylvania--Biography |
Object Type |
Book |
Physical Description |
Illus.; unpaged; 28 cm. Hard. |
LOC Call No. |
GV 697 .S55 S35 2022 |
Accession number |
2022.04 |
Object ID |
2022.04.06 |
Collection |
Library |