Person:Velma Springstead (1)
Velma Agnes Springstead
b.22 Aug 1906 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
d.27 Mar 1927 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Bernice Lavell Springstead1902 -
  2. Albert Edward Springstead1905 -
  3. Velma Agnes Springstead1906 - 1927
  4. Edith May Springstead1908 -
  5. Muriel Olive Springstead1910 - Abt 1989
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Facts and Events
Name Velma Agnes Springstead
Gender Female
Birth[1] 22 Aug 1906 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death[1] 27 Mar 1927 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canadafrom pneumonia


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Velma Springstead (22 August 1906 – 27 March 1927) was a Canadian track and field athlete. Springstead won the gold medal in high jump during the 1925 Canadian Track and Field Championships and became a member of the first women's track and field team of Canada to compete internationally. After her death, Springstead was posthumously honoured with the creation of the Velma Springstead Trophy and was inducted into the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1], in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario).
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