Bobbie Rosenfeld

Fanny ("Bobbie") Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905 in Russia —November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 meter relay and a silver medal for the 100 meter 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 also was called Bobbie for her "Bobbed" haircut.

ources

*Dublin, Anne. "Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Athlete Who Could Do Everything". Toronto: Second Story Press, 2004.
*Cruxton J Bradley and Wilson, W. Douglas "Spotlight Canada: Fourth Edition"

External links

* [http://www.jwa.org/exhibits/wov/rosenfeld/ Women of Valor exhibit on Bobbie Rosenfeld] at the [http://www.jwa.org Jewish Women's Archive]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1ARTJ0006931 Fanny Rosenfeld] at The Canadian Encyclopedia