Betty Kretschmer

Betty Kretschmer
Personal information
Full name	Beatriz Teresa Kretschmer Ries de Buccicardi
Nationality	Chilean
Born	24 January 1928 (age 98)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Beatriz "Betty" Teresa Kretschmer Ries de Buccicardi (born 24 January 1928) is a Chilean sprinter. She competed in the heats only at the 1948 Summer Olympics, running in the women's 100 metres, 200 metres and relay.^[1]

She was the long jump gold medallist and 4 × 100 metres relay silver medallist at the 1951 Pan American Games and returned four years later to win a further bronze medal with the Chilean relay team.^[2] She also placed fourth in the 200 m at the 1951 Games.^[3]

At regional level she had a long-lasting career. Her first medals were two silvers in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1943 South American Championships in Athletics. She gained her first South American title at the 1945 Championships, taking 100 m gold in addition to a 200 m silver.^[4] A triple followed at the 1946 South American Championships, where she topped the field in 100 m, 200 m and the long jump.^[5] Her last successes were at the 1956 South American Championships in Athletics, where she was 200 m champion and 100 m runner-up.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Chile
1943	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	100 m	12.6
			2nd	200 m	26.7
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	50.8
1945	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st	100 m	12.4
			3rd	200 m	27.1
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	51.1
1946	South American Championships (unofficial)	Santiago, Chile	1st	100 m	12.3
			1st	80 m hurdles	12.7
			1st	Long jump	5.20 m
1948	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	5th (h)	100 m	NT
			5th (h)	200 m	NT
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	51.68
1951	Pan American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	7th (sf)	100 m	13.0
			4th	200 m	26.7
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	49.3
			1st	Long jump	5.42 m
1952	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	49.1
1954	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	5th	100 m	12.5
			4th	80 m hurdles	12.3
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	48.4
			6th	Long jump	5.12 m
1955	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	6th (h)	60 m	7.86
			8th (h)	100 m	12.39
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	49.49
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	100 m	12.4
			1st	200 m	25.5
			4th (h)	80 m hurdles	11.9¹

¹Did not start in the final

Personal bests

100 metres – 12.0h (1956)
200 metres – 25.1h (1956)

References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Betty Kretschmer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
↑ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 14 January 2018.
↑ Kretschmer. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 14 January 2018.
1 2 South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 14 January 2018.
↑ South American Championships Unofficial. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 14 January 2018.