Born August 23, 1911, Riverdale, Ill. Died May 17, 1999

One of the first women to compete in an Olympic Games, Elizabeth Robinson won the first Olympic women's 100 meters in 1928 with a 12.2 time. She also had a silver medal in 1928 as a member of the 4 x 100 relay and competed in the 1936 Games where she won another gold medal as a sprint relay member.

A graduate of Northwestern University and a member of the powerful Illinois Women's A.C., Robinson was a two-time National AAU champion in 1929, taking both the 50 and 100 meters. The holder of several world records from 60 to 100 yards, she missed several years of competition in the early 1930s because of injuries suffered in a 1931 plane crash. She later married and became a housewife although her interest in the sport continued as a timekeeper. She also was the first woman to receive a varsity "N" from Northwestern.