Rosella Thorne
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Emelie Rosella Marie Thorne |
| Born | 11 December 1930 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 16 April 2022 (aged 91)[1] Merced, California, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
Rosella Thorne (11 December 1930 – 16 April 2022) was a Canadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Thorne later moved to California in the United States, where she worked as a maths instructor at Merced College.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rosella Marie Johnson". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosella Thorne Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Post-1948 Canadian Olympic Mysteries". Olympstats. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Hospice story of Valley lives begins at the end". The Fresno Bee. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Rosella Thorne at Olympics.com
- Rosella Thorne at Olympedia
- Rosella Thorne at Team Canada
- Rosella Thorne at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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