A champion for women in sports throughout her life, Rosenfeld won a gold and silver medal in track and field at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, the first time women could compete in such events at the Olympics. She later became a sports writer for The Globe and Mail, often using her column, “Sports Reel,” which ran for 20 years, to encourage and defend the place of women’s sports in society.
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Fanny Rosenfeld
A champion for women in sports throughout her life, Rosenfeld won a gold and silver medal in track and field at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, the first time women could compete in such events at the Olympics. She later became a sports writer for The Globe and Mail, often using her column, “Sports Reel,” which ran for 20 years, to encourage and defend the place of women’s sports in society.
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