Ruth Osburn

Ruth Osburn
Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
	1932 Los Angeles	Discus throw

Ruth Osburn (April 24, 1912 – January 8, 1994) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus. She was born in Shelbyville, Missouri, United States.

She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, where she won the Silver medal behind teammate Lillian Copeland. She was born in Shelbyville, Missouri.

References

Ruth Osburn at Sports-Reference.com

US National Championship winners in women's discus throw

1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Babe Wolbert 1924: Roberta Ranck 1925: MayBelle Reichardt 1926–7: Lillian Copeland 1928: MayBelle Reichardt 1929: Rena MacDonald 1930–1: Evelyn Ferrara 1932–3: Ruth Osburn 1934: Not held 1935: Margaret Wright 1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Elizabeth Lindsey 1938–40: Catherine Fellmeth 1941–2: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) 1943: Frances Gorn 1944: Hattie Turner 1945: Frances Kaszubski 1946: Dorothy Dodson 1947–51: Frances Kaszubski 1952–3: Janet Dicks 1954: Marjorie Larney 1955: Alejandrina Ibarra (CUB) 1956: Pamela Kurrell 1957: Olga Connolly 1958–9: Earlene Brown 1960: Olga Connolly 1961: Earlene Brown 1962: Olga Connolly 1963: Sharon Sheppard 1964: Olga Connolly 1965: Lynn Graham 1966–7: Carol Moseke 1968: Olga Connolly 1969–70: Carol Frost 1971–2: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) 1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) 1974: Joan Pavelich (CAN) 1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) 1976: Lynne Winbigler 1977: Jane Haist (CAN) 1978–9: Lynne Winbigler

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Lorna Griffin 1981: Leslie Deniz 1982: Ria Stalman (NED) 1983: Leslie Deniz 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) 1985–6: Carol Cady 1987: Connie Price 1988: Lacy Barnes 1989–90: Connie Price 1991: Lacy Barnes 1992: Connie Price-Smith

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–4: Connie Price-Smith 1995: Edie Boyer 1996: Suzy Powell 1997: Lacy Barnes-Mileham 1998–2001: Seilala Sua 2002: Kris Kuehl 2003–4: Aretha Hill 2005: Becky Breisch 2006: Aretha Thurmond 2007: Suzy Powell 2008: Aretha Thurmond 2009: Stephanie Brown Trafton 2010: Becky Breisch 2011–2: Stephanie Brown Trafton 2013–5: Gia Lewis-Smallwood

Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.

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