A remarkable story from the track and field competition was the gold medal won by the US women's 4 × 100 m relay team. The German team were the heavy favourites, but dropped the baton at one hand-off. Of notable interest on the US team was Betty Robinson. She was the first woman ever awarded an Olympic gold medal for track and field, winning the women's 100 m event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. In 1931, Robinson was involved in a plane crash, and was severely injured. Her body was discovered in the wreckage and it was wrongly thought that she was dead. She was placed in the trunk of a car and taken to an undertaker, where it was discovered that she was not dead, but in a coma. She awoke from the coma seven months later, although it was another six months before she could get out of a wheelchair, and two years before she could walk normally again.Joe Gergen (2014) First Lady of Olympic Track: The Life and Times of Betty Robinson, Northwestern University Press, , pp. 146–47 Due to the length of her recovery, she had to miss participating in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in her home country.
A remarkable story from the track and field competition was the gold medal won by the US women's 4 × 100 m relay team The German team were the heavy favourites but dropped the baton at one hand-off Of notable interest on the US team was Betty Robinson She was the first woman ever awarded an Olympic gold medal for track and field winning the women's 100 m event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam In 1931 Robinson was involved in a plane crash and was severely injured Her body was discovered in the wreckage and it was wrongly thought that she was dead She was placed in the trunk of a car and taken to an undertaker where it was discovered that she was not dead but in a coma She awoke from the coma seven months later although it was another six months before she could get out of a wheelchair and two years before she could walk normally againJoe Gergen (2014) First Lady of Olympic Track The Life and Times of Betty Robinson Northwestern University Press  pp 146–47 Due to the length of her recovery she had to miss participating in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in her home country