Olympian Rogers Kelly passes
Posted Friday, 10 November, 2006
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder Annette Rogers Kelly died on Wednesday. She was 92.
A graduate of Senn High School of Chicago and Northwestern University, Rogers Kelly won 4x100m relay gold medals at the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles she placed sixth in the high jump, and in 1936 in Berlin she finished fifth in the 100 meters. Rogers Kelly also was a member of 4x100m relay quartets that twice set the world record in that event in 1932.
A member of the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame and the Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame, Rogers Kelly won the 1933 women's 100m AAU title in 1933 (12.2 seconds), and in 1936 she was the national outdoor champion in the high jump (1.59m/5 feet 2.50 inches).
Visitation will take place Friday, November 10 from 3-9 p.m. at Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles, Illinois. The funeral will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m., at St. John Brebeuf Church at 8307 N. Harlem Ave., in Niles, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Misericordia Heart of Mercy Center, 6300 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, Ill., 60660.
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