Stella Walsh AKA Stanislawa Walasiewicz Born: 3-Apr-1911 Birthplace: Wierchownen, Poland Died: 4-Dec-1980 Location of death: Cleveland, OH Cause of death: Murder Remains: Buried, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
Gender: Other Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Track and Field Nationality: United States Executive summary: Olympic sprinter found to be hermaphrodite Won a gold medal for the 100 meter dash in the 1932 Olympics. An autopsy performed in 1980 revealed that she was a hermaphrodite, with deformed chromosomes, no uterus, and a non-functioning, underdeveloped penis. Killed during a robbery attempt by a stray bullet.
Husband: Neil Olson (m. 1947)
Olympic Gold Medal 100 meter dash (1932) Naturalized US Citizen Shot Autopsy Polish Ancestry
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