Lillian Copeland at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, circa 1924-1932

Description: Lillian Copeland at a track athletics event at the Coliseum in Los Angeles
Lillian Copeland was an American athlete, who excelled in weight throwing. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history," and held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing as well. In the 1928 Olympics she won the silver medal for the discus throw and in 1932 she won the gold medal in this event.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Lillian Copeland
Text from negative sleeve: Copeland, Lillian. Track

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Copeland, Lillian, 1904-1964
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.013822984463400
Latitude: -118.28764915466300
Resource type: still image
Subjects: People
Women athletes--California--Los Angeles
Sports
Track athletics--California--Los Angeles
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_1729
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dckk0
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