Jessie Cross (April 14, 1909 – March 29, 1986) was an American

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for the United States in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

held in

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in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her teammates Mary Washburn,

Loretta McNeil Loretta T. McNeil (January 10, 1907 – February 24, 1988) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminolo ...

and

Betty Robinson Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women. Early life Robinson was born in Riverdale, Illinois. She was a student at Thornton Township ...

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* 1909 births 1986 deaths American female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen Olympic female sprinters {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub