"though many spectators thought she had actually finished first"
The Canadians filed a protest. A "movie machine," as it was called, was used to film the finishes at the 1928 Olympics. It showed Betty Robinson ahead by a foot or so. This is from a dispatch sent shortly after the race. I found this online after some digging.
"though many spectators thought she had actually finished first"
The Canadians filed a protest. A "movie machine," as it was called, was used to film the finishes at the 1928 Olympics. It showed Betty Robinson ahead by a foot or so. This is from a dispatch sent shortly after the race. I found this online after some digging.