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Violet Peters

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Violet Peters
Personal information
NationalityIndian
BornBombay, British India
Sport
Country India
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Tokyo 4×100 m

Violet Peters is an Indian athlete. She won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay in the 1954 Asian Games with Christine Brown, Stephie d'Souza and Mary d'Souza, with a time of 49.5 seconds.[1][2][3][4][5] She belonged to an Anglo-Indian family from Bombay.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ Link. United India Periodicals. 1982. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Asian Games : Manila 1954". Sports Bharti. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ "இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை?". BBC Tamil. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Violet Peters". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ S. Lal (1 January 2008). 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century. Jaico Publishing House. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-81-7992-698-7. Retrieved 4 May 2018.