A different route backSourced
She could run, but could not crouch
A plane crash injured Betty Robinson in 1931. She eventually ran again, but could not kneel for a sprint start. A later leg of a relay offered another route. She returned to the Olympics and won relay gold in 1936.
Her comeback needed a different starting position.
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