"At lunchtime I'd train at the Domain. I ran in army boots for 30-45 minutes. The theory was that when I didn't have the boots on, I'd feel like I was flying. It certainly did feel good without them!"
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As stated in Olympics New Zealand's "Yvette Williams," Olympics NZ Team. Olympics NZ Team. Accessed: 10 December 2025.
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Yvette Williams
Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett née Williams DNZM MBE (25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019), known as Yvette Williams, was the first New Zealand women athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in track-and-field and achieve a world record in women's long jump.
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