Violet Webb
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Bronze | 1932 Los Angeles | 4x100 metre relay |
Violet B. Webb (born February 3, 1915 - May 27, 1999) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter and Nellie Halstead.
Her daughter, Janet Simpson, won the same medal in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.