Yvette Winifred Corlett

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Yvette Winifred Corlett

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Background

Yvette Winifred Corlett (née Williams) 1929-2019, was a recognised track-and-field athlete. Yvette was the first woman from New Zealand to win an Olympic gold medal and to hold the world record in the women's long jump. She was twice named the New Zealand sportsperson of the Year (1950, 1952). In the 1953 'New Year Honours', she was made a 'Member of the Order of the British Empire' for services in women's athletics. In 1987, she was named "Athlete of the Century" on the 100th anniversary of Athletics New Zealand. In 2000, she was voted Otago Sportsperson of the Century and appointed as a 'Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit' for services to athletics in 2011. In 2019, at Queen's Birthday Honours, Williams was posthumously promoted to 'Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit' for services to athletics.

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Female

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