Florence MacDonald

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Florence MacDonald
Personal information
Florence MacDonald (left) behind Jean Thompson at the 1928 Olympics
Born	October 27, 1909 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	May 6, 2008 (aged 98) South Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sport
Sport	Running
Club	Boston Swimming Association
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1928

Florence E. MacDonald (October 28, 1909 – May 6, 2008) was an American middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 800 m event and finished in sixth place, setting a new national record at 2:22.6.^[1]

MacDonald was born to Angus R. and Mary (Currie) MacDonald and had two sisters, Christina E. MacDonald and Margaret Janowicz. She married Peter Campbell and gave birth to a daughter, June Marie Russo, and a son, John Scott Campbell. For 25 years she worked as a nurse at a school of medicine.^[2]

References

^ Florence MacDonald Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ Florence E. (MacDonald) Campbell. legacy.com

v t e 1928 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1928 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	David Abbott Bill Agee Fred Alderman (r) Steve Anderson George Baird (r) Ray Barbuti Charley Borah Claude Bracey Nick Carter John Collier Ray Conger Frank Cuhel Henry Cumming Melvin Dalton Clarence DeMar Leighton Dye Harvey Frick Earl Fuller Walter Gegan Johnny Gibson Lloyd Hahn Charles Haworth James Henigan Leo Lermond Robert Maxwell Bob McAllister Albert Michelsen Jesse Montgomery Charley Paddock Hermon Phillips Jimmy Quinn (r) Joie Ray Carl Ring Sid Robinson John Romig Henry Russell Jackson Scholz John Sittig Macauley Smith Euil Snider Emerson Spencer (r) William Spencer Morgan Taylor Joe Tierney Ray Watson Frank Wykoff
Men's field athletes	John Anderson Lee Barnes Lee Bartlett Al Bates Barney Berlinger Edmund Black Lloyd Bourgeois Sidney Bowman Herman Brix Sabin Carr Levi Casey Kenneth Caskey Tom Churchill Frank Conner James Corson Ken Doherty William Droegemueller Ed Gordon Donald Gwinn Ed Hamm Charles Harlow Ben Hedges Creth Hines Bud Houser DeHart Hubbard Bob Kelley Bob King Eric Krenz John Kuck Charles McGinnis Harold Osborn Harlow Rothert Arthur Sager James Stewart Fred Weicker
Women's track athletes	Dee Boeckmann Elta Cartwright Jessie Cross (r) Florence MacDonald Loretta McNeil (r) Betty Robinson Anne Vrana Mary Washburn Rayma Wilson
Women's field athletes	Lillian Copeland Marion Holley Margaret Jenkins Rena MacDonald Catherine Maguire Maybelle Reichardt Jean Shiley Mildred Wiley
Coaches	Lawson Robertson (men's head coach) Johnny Behr (men's assistant coach) Dean Cromwell (men's assistant coach) Eddie Farrell (men's assistant coach) Harry Hillman (men's assistant coach) Wilbur Hutsell (men's assistant coach) Tom Keane (men's assistant coach) Jack Magee (men's assistant coach) Jack Ryder (men's assistant coach) Henry Schulte (men's assistant coach) Dink Templeton (men's assistant coach) Mel Sheppard (women's coach)

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