Norma Wilson
 Wilson in 1928 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1909 |
| Died | 10 July 2000 (aged 90) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Norma Wilson (11 December 1909 – 10 July 2000) was a New Zealand athlete who represented New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics at London.
She was a sprinter, and reached third in the semifinal in the 100m race. She told the “stuffed shirt” officials when she returned that New Zealand needed a cinder track. She also refused to run in a Basin Reserve appearance unless she could wear shorts, and in no time, all the girls were wearing shorts.
She married Ted Morgan, a New Zealand boxer at the same Olympics, in 1933 but divorced him in 1938.[1] She then married Rangi Marsh, a jockey and lived in Hastings.
References
- ↑ McMillan, N. A. C. "Morgan, Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- Our Olympic Century by Joseph Romanos pages 40–41 (2008, Trio Books, Wellington) ISBN 978-0-9582839-3-9
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