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New Zealand sprinter (1909–2000) This article is about the New Zealand sprinter. For the Australian cricketer, see Norma Wilson (cricketer).

Norma Wilson
Personal information
Wilson in 1928
Born	(1909-12-11)11 December 1909
Died	10 July 2000 (2000-07-11) (aged 90)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting

Norma Wilson (11 December 1909 – 10 July 2000) was a New Zealand athlete who represented New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

Born in Gisborne, New Zealand, she was a member of her local athletics club and by the time she was 18 years old she was dubbed the New Zealand Lady Flier by the media, she had twice equalled the 100 yards World Records but on both occasions the tracks were deemed seven inches too short.

Wilson was the first woman track athlete to represent New Zealand at an Olympics when she competed in the 100 metres, where even with the lack of experience in using a cinder track she finished second in her first round heat, before finishing in fifth place in the semi-final heat.

She told the “stuffed shirt” officials when she returned that New Zealand needed a cinder track. She also refused to run in a Basin Reserve appearance unless she could wear shorts, and in no time, all the girls were wearing shorts.

She married Ted Morgan, a New Zealand boxer at the same Olympics, in 1933 but divorced him in 1938. She then married Rangi Marsh, a jockey and lived in Hastings.

References

^ "Norma Wilson". sportgisborne.org. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
McMillan, N. A. C. "Morgan, Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

Our Olympic Century by Joseph Romanos pages 40–41 (2008, Trio Books, Wellington) ISBN 978-0-9582839-3-9

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v t e 1928 New Zealand Olympic team
Athletics	Wilfrid Kalaugher Stan Lay Arthur Porritt Norma Wilson
Boxing	Ted Morgan Alf Cleverley
Swimming	David Lindsay Kathleen Miller Len Moorhouse Ena Stockley
Chef de Mission: Harry Amos

v t e New Zealand national champions in women's 100 m
Note: 100 yards before 1970
100 yards	1926: E. Porter 1927: Rachel Manttan 1928: Norma Wilson 1929: Elaine Martyn 1930–1932: Thelma Kench 1933: Norma Wilson 1934: Kathleen Callinan 1935: Fay Gudsell 1936–1937: Ida Campbell 1938: Kathleen Callinan 1939: Doreen Lumley 1940–1941: Gladys Symes 1942–1944: not held 1945: Joan Hart 1946–1947: Ruth Dowman 1948–1949: Shirley Hardman 1950: Dorothea Parker 1951–1953: Shirley Hardman 1954: Dorothea Parker 1955–1956: Joy Crotty 1957: Betty Cuthbert (AUS) 1958: Beverly Weigel 1959–1960: Valerie Morgan 1961–1962: Doreen Porter 1963: Avis McIntosh 1964: Doreen Porter 1965: Margaret Snow 1966: Brenda Matthews 1967: Margaret Snow 1968: Brenda Matthews 1969: Penny Haworth
100 metres	1970: Penny Hunt 1971: Wendy Urquhart 1972: Brenda Matthews 1973–1974: Wendy Brown 1975: Penny Hunt 1976: Sue Jowett (AUS) 1977–1980: Kim Robertson 1981: Wendy Brown 1982–1983: Kim Robertson 1984–1985: Andrea Wade 1986: Bev Peterson 1987: Andrea Wade 1988–1989: Bev Peterson 1990: Briar Toop 1991–1994: Michelle Seymour 1995–1996: Chantal Brunner 1997–1998: Jane Arnott 1999–2000: Caro Hunt 2001: Chantal Brunner 2002–2003: Caro Hunt 2004–2006: Chantal Brunner 2007–2009: Monique Williams 2010: Anna Smythe 2011: Andrea Koenen 2012: Monique Williams 2013: Mariah Ririnui 2014: Fiona Morrison 2015: Kelsey Berryman 2016: Rochelle Coster 2017–2024: Zoe Hobbs

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