Yvette Williams

thumb|right|Yvette Williams 1954b Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett née Williams DNZM MBE (25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019), known as Yvette Williams, was the first New Zealand women athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in track-and-field and achieve a world record in women's long jump. Quotes I used concrete blocks and sandbags for weights. I'd do an hour of weight training at home in the morning. My uncle, in whose house I was living in Auckland, had built a sort of gym in the spare room, so I'd spend an hour doing callisthenics before I went to work. As stated in Olympics New Zealand's "Yvette Williams," Olympics NZ Team. Olympics NZ Team. Accessed: 10 December 2025. At lunchtime I'd train at the Domain. I ran in army boots for 30-45 minutes. The theory was that when I didn't have the boots on, I'd feel like I was flying. It certainly did feel good without them! As stated in Olympics New Zealand's "Yvette Williams," Olympics NZ Team. Olympics NZ Team. Accessed: 10 December 2025. Then after work I'd be back at the Domain, or at one of the other parks. I'd be watched by Jim Bellwood, my coach. He'd supervise my jumping technique, or my throwing. This session would last a couple of hours. As stated in Olympics New Zealand's "Yvette Williams," Olympics NZ Team. Olympics NZ Team. Accessed: 10 December 2025. External links Olympics NZ Profile Category:Women from New Zealand Category:1929 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Women born in the 1900s Category:Sportspeople from New Zealand Category:Track and field athletes Category:Women in sports Category:Olympic gold medalists