Kathleen Russell (athlete)

{{short description|Jamaican sprinter}}

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| name = Kathleen Russell

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| nationality = Jamaican

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 100 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|8|31|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|8|27|1927|8|31|df=yes}}{{cite news|title = Mrs. Kathleen Williams killed in bus crash; son in hospital|newspaper = The Kingston Gleaner|pages = 8-9|date = 28 August 1969|url = https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1969-08-28/page-42/|access-date = 24 October 2018}}

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Kathleen Russell (31 August 1927 – 27 August 1969) was a Jamaican sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/kathleen-russell-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/kathleen-russell-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kathleen Russell Olympic Results |accessdate=7 June 2017}}