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DeutschCamille Sabie
 Sabie at the 1922 Women's World Games | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 25, 1902[1] Newark, New Jersey, United States[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 20, 1998 (aged 95)[2] Millburn, New Jersey, United States[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Newark Normal School | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump, hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Joseph D'Angola[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | LJ – 4.96 m (1922) 100 ydH – 14.4 (1922)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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Camille Sabie (November 25, 1902 – March 20, 1998) was an American athlete who represented the United States in several events at the 1922 Women's World Games, and won gold medals in the 110-yard hurdles and standing long jump and a bronze medal in the conventional long jump.[1]
Early life
[edit]Sabie was born November 25, 1902, in Newark, New Jersey, to David and Angelina Sabie.[4][5] She graduated from East Side High School, where she was encouraged to be a track star by her parents.[6][7] Sabie enrolled in Newark Normal School (since renamed as Kean University) and showed was a star in track, especially hurdles.[7]
1922 Women's World Games
[edit]Tryouts were held May 13, 1922, at Oaksmere School in Mamaroneck, New York.[7] At tryouts, Sabie broke the world record for the 100 yard hurdle and came in second in the 50-yard dash.[8] The Games were held on August 20, 1922, and the team placed second.[9] Sabie established another world record in the 100-yard hurdles and also won the standing broad jump.[9] She came in third in the running broad jump.[9] Sabie received a hero's welcome when coming home to Newark, greeted by a crowd of over one thousand.[7]
Later life
[edit]After a few more competitions the same year, Sabie taught at Ann Street School.[10] She earned a degree in elementary education from Newark Normal School and then moved to Hawkins Street School where she met her husband George Malbrock, who was later principal of Madison Avenue School.[10][11] She married George Malbrock in 1930.[1][3][12][13] Their daughter, Jane Malbrock, was born in 1946 and was a professor of mathematics at Kean University.[3][14]
Camille Malbrock is listed from at least 1942 through 1963 in yearbooks as a physical education teacher at East Side High School, and taught for 35 years [12][15]
A longtime resident of Millburn, New Jersey,[16] Sabie died March 20, 1998.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Camille Sabie Archived 24 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. columbiasc.edu
- ^ a b CAMILLE MALBROCK (1902–1998). mocavo.co.uk
- ^ a b c Camille Sabie. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "United States Census, 1910". FamilySearch.
- ^ "Ancestry.com. U.S., Passport Applications, 1795–1925 [database on-line]". Ancestry.com.
- ^ Staff, Star-Ledger (29 January 2012). "Glimpse of History: Woman athletes make history in 1922". nj. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Camille Sabie TF". www.njsportsheroes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Girl Normal Student Breaks Hurdle Record" (PDF). Newark Evening News. 15 May 1922.
- ^ a b c "American Girl Athletes are Second in Olympics" (PDF). Newark Evening News. p. 1.
- ^ a b Raichle, Donald Roderic (1980). From a Normal Beginning: The Origins of Kean College of New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 978-0-8386-4500-0.
- ^ Dumenigo, Argelio (22 March 1998). "Camille S Malbrook, 95". Star Ledger.
- ^ a b Camille Sabie. keanathletics.com
- ^ Reclaim The Records (1930). New Jersey Marriage Index (Brides) – 1930–1935 – Surnames R-Z. Reclaim The Records.
- ^ "US Public Records". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Newark High School Yearbooks". Newark Public Library. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Judy. "Town resident recalls days as 'pioneer' Olympic athlete", The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, December 31, 1981. Accessed December 29, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Camille Sabie Malbrock now a resident of Oval Road, was one of the women pioneers who that year demonstrated that the 'weaker sex' had a proud place on the athletic field."
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