Yvette Williams Athlete
Yvette Winifred Williams, CNZM, MBE (later Yvette Corlett, born 25 April 1929) is a retired athlete from New Zealand, the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal. She won her Olympic gold medal in the Long Jump event in 1952 held at Helsinki. Williams was inducted into the New Zealand Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2000 she was voted Otago Sportsperson of the Century.