Elta Cartwright

Elta Cartwright
Personal information
Born	December 21, 1907; Eureka, California, United States
Died	November 29, 2001 (aged 93); Fortuna, California, United States
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

BornDecember 21, 1907

Eureka, California, United States

DiedNovember 29, 2001 (aged 93)

Fortuna, California, United States

SportSprinting

Event

100 metres

Elta Cartwright (December 21, 1907 – November 29, 2001) was an American sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]

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v t e 1928 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1928 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	David Abbott Bill Agee Fred Alderman (r) Steve Anderson George Baird (r) Ray Barbuti Charley Borah Claude Bracey Nick Carter John Collier Ray Conger Frank Cuhel Henry Cumming Melvin Dalton Clarence DeMar Leighton Dye Harvey Frick Earl Fuller Walter Gegan Johnny Gibson Lloyd Hahn Charles Haworth James Henigan Leo Lermond Robert Maxwell Bob McAllister Albert Michelsen Jesse Montgomery Charley Paddock Hermon Phillips Jimmy Quinn (r) Joie Ray Carl Ring Sid Robinson John Romig Henry Russell Jackson Scholz John Sittig Macauley Smith Euil Snider Emerson Spencer (r) William Spencer Morgan Taylor Joe Tierney Ray Watson Frank Wykoff
Men's field athletes	John Anderson Lee Barnes Lee Bartlett Al Bates Barney Berlinger Edmund Black Lloyd Bourgeois Sidney Bowman Herman Brix Sabin Carr Levi Casey Kenneth Caskey Tom Churchill Frank Conner James Corson Ken Doherty William Droegemueller Ed Gordon Donald Gwinn Ed Hamm Charles Harlow Ben Hedges Creth Hines Bud Houser DeHart Hubbard Bob Kelley Bob King Eric Krenz John Kuck Charles McGinnis Harold Osborn Harlow Rothert Arthur Sager James Stewart Fred Weicker
Women's track athletes	Dee Boeckmann Elta Cartwright Jessie Cross (r) Florence MacDonald Loretta McNeil (r) Betty Robinson Anne Vrana Mary Washburn Rayma Wilson
Women's field athletes	Lillian Copeland Marion Holley Margaret Jenkins Rena MacDonald Catherine Maguire Maybelle Reichardt Jean Shiley Mildred Wiley
Coaches	Lawson Robertson (men's head coach) Johnny Behr (men's assistant coach) Dean Cromwell (men's assistant coach) Eddie Farrell (men's assistant coach) Harry Hillman (men's assistant coach) Wilbur Hutsell (men's assistant coach) Tom Keane (men's assistant coach) Jack Magee (men's assistant coach) Jack Ryder (men's assistant coach) Henry Schulte (men's assistant coach) Dink Templeton (men's assistant coach) Mel Sheppard (women's coach)

v t e US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923–1924: Frances Ruppert 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Rosa Grosse 1927–1928^OT: Elta Cartwright 1929: Betty Robinson 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Eleanor Egg 1932^OT: Wilhelmina von Bremen 1933: Annette Rogers 1934: not held 1935–1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Claire Isicson 1938: Lula Hymes 1939: Olive Hasenfus 1940–1941: Jean Lane 1942: Alice Coachman 1943–1944: Stella Walsh 1945–1946: Alice Coachman 1947: Juanita Watson 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Jean Patton 1951: Mary McNabb 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953–1954: Barbara Jones 1955–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Barbara Jones 1958: Margaret Matthews 1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Barbara Ferrell 1968: Margaret Bailes 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis 1971: Iris Davis 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis 1973: Iris Davis 1974: Renaye Bowen 1975: Rosalyn Bryant 1976: Chandra Cheeseborough 1977: Evelyn Ashford 1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead 1979: Evelyn Ashford
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Alice Brown 1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown 1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986: Pam Marshall 1987: Diane Williams 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Dawn Sowell 1990: Michelle Finn 1991: Carlette Guidry 1992^OT: Gwen Torrence
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–1994: Gail Devers 1995–1996^OT: Gwen Torrence 1997–1998: Marion Jones 1999: Inger Miller 2000^OT: Marion Jones 2001–2002: Chryste Gaines 2003: Torri Edwards 2004^OT: LaTasha Colander 2005: Me'Lisa Barber 2006: Lauryn Williams 2007: Torri Edwards 2008^OT: Muna Lee 2009: Carmelita Jeter 2010: Allyson Felix 2011–2012^OT: Carmelita Jeter 2013: English Gardner 2014: Tianna Bartoletta 2015: Tori Bowie 2016^OT: English Gardner 2017: Tori Bowie 2018: Aleia Hobbs 2019: Teahna Daniels 2021^{2020 OT}: Javianne Oliver 2022: Melissa Jefferson 2023: Sha'Carri Richardson 2024^OT: Sha'Carri Richardson 2025: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden
Notes	OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974.

v t e US National Championship winners in women's long jump
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Helen Dinnehey 1924: Dorothy Walsh 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Nellie Todd 1927: Eleanor Egg 1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: Nellie Todd 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Babe Didrikson 1932: Nellie Todd 1933: Genevieve Valvoda 1934: Not held 1935: Etta Tate 1936: Mable Smith 1937–8: Lula Hymes 1939: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lula Mae Hymes 1940–41: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lucy Newell 1942–45: Stella Walsh (POL) * Rowena Harrison 1946: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young 1947: Lillie Purifoy 1948: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young 1949–50: Mabel Landry 1951: Stella Walsh (POL) * Nancy Phillips 1952–3: Mabel Landry 1954–5: Nancy Phillips 1956–9: Margaret Matthews 1960–2: Willye White 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–6: Willye White 1967: Pat Connolly 1968–70: Willye White 1971: Kim Attlesey 1972: Willye White 1973–75: Martha Watson 1976: Kathy McMillan 1977–8: Jodi Anderson 1979: Kathy McMillan
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–1: Jodi Anderson 1982–3: Carol Lewis 1984: Shonel Ferguson (BAH) 1985–6: Carol Lewis 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Claire Connor 1990–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–6^OT: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1997–8: Marion Jones 1999: Dawn Burrell 2000^OT: Marion Jones 2001: Jenny Adams 2002: Brianna Glenn 2003: Grace Upshaw 2004^OT: Marion Jones 2005: Grace Upshaw 2006: Rose Richmond 2007: Grace Upshaw 2008^OT–12^OT: Brittney Reese 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup 2014: Brittney Reese 2015: Tianna Bartoletta 2016^OT: Brittney Reese 2017: Tianna Bartoletta 2018: Sha'Keela Saunders 2019: Brittney Reese 2021^{2020 OT}: Brittney Reese 2022: Quanesha Burks 2023-25^OT: Tara Davis-Woodhall
Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elta Cartwright

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Personal information
Born	(1907-12-21)December 21, 1907 Eureka, California, United States
Died	November 29, 2001(2001-11-29) (aged 93) Fortuna, California, United States
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres