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Louise Stokes (Louise Mae Stokes Fraser) was born on 27 October, 1913 in Malden, Massachusetts, is an American track and field athlete. Discover Louise Stokes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?
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Louise Mae Stokes Fraser |
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65 years old |
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Scorpio |
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27 October, 1913 |
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27 October |
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Malden, Massachusetts |
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1978 |
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United States
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Louise Stokes Height, Weight & Measurements
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Louise Stokes Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Louise Stokes worth at the age of 65 years old? Louise Stokes’s income source is mostly from being a successful athlete. She is from United States. We have estimated Louise Stokes's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Louise Mae Stokes Fraser (October 27, 1913 – March 25, 1978) was an American track and field athlete.
The oldest of six children, Louise Mae Stokes was born in Malden, Massachusetts on October 27, 1913, to William, a gardener, and Mary Wesley Stokes, a domestic.
She started running while a student at Beebe Junior High, where she was a center for the basketball team.
In 1930, one of her basketball teammates, Kathryn Robley, impressed by her speed, suggested Stokes to join her in the Onteora Track Club, whose sponsor, Malden park commissioner William H. Quaine, knew of Stokes' reputation.
Soon, Stokes started winning the sprints and jumping events.
While a junior in Malden High School in 1931, Stokes won the James Michael Curley Cup for the best women's performance at the Mayor's Day track meet, including a New England record 12.6 seconds in the 100-meter dash.
In December of that year, she tied the world record for women's standing broad jump at 8 feet 5 3/4 inches.
At the 1932 United States Olympic Trials, competed in the 100 meters, where she placed fourth, earning her a spot in the 4 × 100 meter relay pool, making her and Tidye Pickett the first African-American Women to be selected for the Olympics, although coach George Vreeland left them out at the final relay lineup.
In Los Angeles, Stokes was given a compact by film star Janet Gaynor.
Stokes continued running, and at the 1936 United States Olympic Trials, she again competed in the 100 meters, winning both her heat and her semi-final.
She was leading the final until a costly error pushed her back to fifth.
Still, it was good enough for her to become a part of the 4 x 100 meter relay pool.
Stokes' hometown of Malden raised $680 in order that she may compete in Berlin.
Although she did not compete at the Olympics, she was still given a hero's welcome in Malden.
Stokes was considering to compete at the 1940 Olympics before its cancellation due to World War II.
In 1941, she founded the Colored Women's Bowling League, and for the next three decades won many awards.
In 1944, she married Caribbean cricketer Wilfred Fraser and had a son, Wilfred, Jr., as well as a stepdaughter, Shirley.
From 1957 to 1975, she worked as a clerk for the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation.
She died on March 25, 1978.
Malden, Massachusetts have honored her with a fieldhouse with her name in Roosevelt Park, and a statue in the Malden High Courtyard.
In 2016, the 1936 Olympic journey of the eighteen Black American athletes, including interviews with Stokes' family, was documented in the film Olympic Pride, American Prejudice.