American sprinter
Mary Louise Carew Armstrong was an American athlete who competed in sprinting events.
Life She was born in Medford, Massachusetts . She married William "Bud" Armstrong in 1938. She died in Framingham, Massachusetts .
Athletics career Mary Carew achieved four straight victories in the AAU indoor 40y, between 1929 and 1932, with her winning time of 5.2 in 1930 and 1931 equalling the world indoor record. Additionally, she won the AAU outdoor 50y in 1930.[1]
She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, as the lead-off runner in the 4 x 100 metres. Alongside her teammates Evelyn Furtsch , Annette Rogers and 100m bronze medalist Wilhelmina von Bremen , she won a gold medal and her team set a joint world record (as per the rules of the time) of 47.0, with Canada .[1]
References
1928 : Bobbie Rosenfeld , Ethel Smith , Jane Bell , Myrtle Cook (CAN ) 1932 : Mary Carew , Evelyn Furtsch , Annette Rogers , Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA ) 1936 : Harriet Bland , Annette Rogers , Betty Robinson , Helen Stephens (USA ) 1948 : Xenia Stad-de Jong , Netti Witziers-Timmer , Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs , Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED ) 1952 : Mae Faggs , Barbara Jones , Janet Moreau , Catherine Hardy (USA ) 1956 : Shirley Barbara de la Hunty , Norma Croker , Fleur Mellor , Betty Cuthbert (AUS ) 1960 : Martha Hudson , Lucinda Williams , Barbara Jones , Wilma Rudolph (USA ) 1964 : Teresa Ciepły , Irena Kirszenstein , Halina Górecka , Ewa Kłobukowska (POL ) 1968 : Barbara Ferrell , Margaret Bailes , Mildrette Netter , Wyomia Tyus (USA ) 1972 : Christiane Krause , Ingrid Mickler , Annegret Richter , Heide Rosendahl (FRG ) 1976 : Marlies Göhr , Renate Stecher , Carla Bodendorf , Bärbel Wöckel (GDR ) 1980 : Romy Müller , Bärbel Wöckel , Ingrid Auerswald , Marlies Göhr (GDR ) 1984 : Alice Brown , Jeanette Bolden , Chandra Cheeseborough , Evelyn Ashford (USA ) 1988 : Alice Brown , Sheila Echols , Florence Griffith Joyner , Evelyn Ashford , Dannette Young (USA ) 1992 : Evelyn Ashford , Esther Jones , Carlette Guidry , Gwen Torrence , Michelle Finn (USA ) 1996 : Gail Devers , Inger Miller , Chryste Gaines , Gwen Torrence , Carlette Guidry (USA ) 2000 : Savatheda Fynes , Chandra Sturrup , Pauline Davis-Thompson , Debbie Ferguson , Eldece Lewis (BAH ) 2004 : Tayna Lawrence , Sherone Simpson , Aleen Bailey , Veronica Campbell , Beverly McDonald (JAM ) 2008 : Olivia Borlée , Hanna Mariën , Élodie Ouédraogo , Kim Gevaert (BEL ) 2012 : Tianna Madison , Allyson Felix , Bianca Knight , Carmelita Jeter , Jeneba Tarmoh , Lauryn Williams (USA ) 2016 : Tianna Bartoletta , Allyson Felix , Tori Bowie , English Gardner , Morolake Akinosun (USA ) 2020 : Briana Williams , Elaine Thompson-Herah , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , Shericka Jackson , Natasha Morrison , Remona Burchell (JAM )
Notes
The event was over 50 yards from 1923–32 and also 1955, 1957 and 1958. The 1959 distance was 60 meters.
1927–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 40 yards (1927–32), 50 meters (1933–54), 50 yards (1956–64), 60 yards (1965–86), 55 meters (1987–90)
Qualification Men's track Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Non-competing relay pool members Coaches
