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Betty Kretschmer

Full name: Beatriz "Betty" Kretschmer Ries de Buccicardi
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Weight: 132 lbs (60 kg)
Born: January 24, 1928
Country: CHI Chile
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Betty Kretschmer had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1951 Pan American Games Long Jump, 2nd in the 1951 Pan American Games 4×100 metres Relay (with Adriana Millard and the non-Olympians Eliana Gaete and Kreft), 3rd in the 1955 Pan American Games 4×100 metres Relay (with the non-Olympians Elda Selamé, Eliana Gaete, and Teresa Venegas). Kretschmer also finished fourth in the 1951 Pan American Games 200 metres.

Personal Bests: 100 – 12.0 (1956); 200 – 25.1 (1956).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1948 Summer 20 London Athletics Women's 100 metres Chile CHI 5 h3 r1/3
1948 Summer 20 London Athletics Women's 200 metres Chile CHI 6 h5 r1/3
1948 Summer 20 London Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Chile CHI 3 h2 r1/2

Women's 100 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank
1948 Summer 20 London Athletics Chile Round One Heat Three 5

Women's 200 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank
1948 Summer 20 London Athletics Chile Round One Heat Five 6

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(H) ATM
1948 Summer 20 London Athletics Chile CHI Round One Heat Two 3 51.5 at 3.28