Birth Date: | May 27, 1907 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Death Date: | November 4, 1999 (aged 92) |
Death Place: | Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Height: | 173 cm |
Weight: | 63 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Discus throw |
Pb: | 35.58 m (1928)[1] |
Club: | Pasadena Athletic and Country Club |
Alma Mater: | Pasadena City College |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Maybelle Reichardt (later Hopkins, May 27, 1907 – November 4, 1999) was an American discus thrower who won the AAU Championship in 1925 and 1928. In 1928 she also set a national record and placed seventh at the Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Besides athletics, Reichardt won a national basketball title with the Los Angeles Athletic Club in 1926. She later worked as a registered nurse, got married, and had two sons; both sons became college professors.