Osburn, Ruth (1912–1994)
Osburn, Ruth (1912–1994)
American track-and-field athlete. Born April 24, 1912; died Jan 8, 1994, in Tucson, Arizona.
At Los Angeles Olympics, won a silver medal in the discus throw (1932).
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