Bernice Robinson (athlete) explained

Bernice Robinson
Full Name:Claudealia Bernice Robinson
Sport:Track and field
Event:80 metres hurdles
Birth Date:28 February 1927
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Death Date:[1]

Claudealia Bernice Robinson (February 28, 1927  - October 14, 2019) was an American hurdler.[2] She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

After the Olympics she moved to Cleveland. She continued to compete in Masters athletics under her married name of Bernice Robinson Holland as a thrower. In 1986, she was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Hall of Fame.[4] Bernice was voted to the USATF Masters Hall of Fame in 2001.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bernice Holland. The Plain Dealer. Advance Publications. October 25, 2019. July 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Bernice Robinson . Olympedia . January 13, 2021.
  3. Bernice Robinson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073117/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/bernice-robinson-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . September 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: Holland, Bernice Robinson | Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame.
  5. National Masters News, Jan 2002. http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/01_2002.pdf Retrieved Mar 5, 2021