The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh: The Greatest Female Athlete of Her Time

by Sheldon R Anderson and Sheldon R. Anderson

Stella Walsh, who was born in Poland but raised in the United States, competed for Poland at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, winning gold and silver in the 100 meters. Running and jumping competitively for three decades, Walsh also won more than 40 U.S. national championships and set dozens of world records. In 1975, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, yet Stella Walsh's impressive accomplishments have been almost entirely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442277556
• ISBN13: 9781442277557
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"