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Helen Herring Stephens

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Helen H. Stephens "The Fulton Flash" February 3, 1918 - January 17, 1994. Winner of two gold medals in the 1936 summer olympics in Berlin, Germany. The 100 meter dash and the 400 meter relay. Helen Herring Stephens was a daughter of Frank Elmer Stephens and Bertie Mae Herring. She was a granddaughter of William Isaac Stephens and Elizabeth Shaw, and, William T. Herring and Annie Lydia Meloy. She was the fastest woman runner in the world, and held that title for 24 years. At age sixty-eight, she still ran the 100-meter dash in 16.4 seconds, just 4 seconds slower than when she was eighteen. Helen Stephens was my 3rd cousin once removed.

 Helen Herring Stephens

Owner/Source  Mary Jo Hubbard 
Date  September 5, 2005 
Place  Callaway Memorial Gardens 
File name  callaway_gardens_10004.jpg 
File Size  235.17k 
Dimensions  1000 x 750 
Linked to  Helen Herring Stephens 

Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway, MO, USA

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