Yvette Williams, the first New Zealand woman to win Olympic gold
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Yvette Williams, the Dunedin long jumper who outlasted Fanny Blankers-KoenYvette Williams, the first New Zealand woman to win Olympic gold
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Owen GlennCharlotte MacgibbonValerie AdamsYvette WilliamsCleone Rivett-CarnacJames Charles Jim BellwoodFanny Blankers-KoenLisa CarringtonJim BellwoodEmmy BellwoodShirley CawleyCharles UphamFrancina Fanny Blankers-KoenBeatrice FaumuinaYvette Winifred WilliamsAleksandra ChudinaBruce MclarenBarbara KendallElzbieta KrzesinskaEmilie Bellwood
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Wed, 12 August 2026
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Yvette Williams, the Dunedin long jumper who outlasted Fanny Blankers-KoenYvette Williams jumped on a sprained knee at Helsinki in 1952 and won long jump gold with 6.24 metres, the first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic title.