Yvette Williams
Also known as Yvette Winifred Corlett, Yvette Corlett, Yvette Winefred Williams, Dame Yvette Corlett, Mrs Yvette Winifred Corlett, Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett
New Zealand athlete
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Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett DNZM MBE (née Williams; 25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019) was a New Zealand track-and-field athlete who was the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal and to hold the world record in the women's long jump. Williams was named "Athlete of the Century" on the 100th anniversary of Athletics New Zealand, in 1987.
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1929 births2019 deaths20th-century New Zealand sportswomenAthletes from DunedinAthletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth Games gold medallists for New ZealandCommonwealth Games gold medallists in athleticsCommonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand