Violet Peters

{{Short description|Indian track and field athlete}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|1954 Manila|4×100 m}}

{{MedalBronze|1958 Tokyo|4×100 m}}

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Violet Peters is an Indian athlete. She won a gold medal in {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay in the 1954 Asian Games with Christine Brown, Stephie d'Souza and Mary d'Souza, with a time of 49.5 seconds.{{cite web | url=http://indianathletics.in/medal%C2%A0winners%C2%A0%C2%A0asian%C2%A0games | title=MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES | publisher=Athletics Federation of India | accessdate=5 May 2018}}{{cite book|title=Link|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnFDAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=5 May 2018|year=1982|publisher=United India Periodicals|page=37}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sportsbharti.com/athletics/asian-games-manila-1954/ | title=Asian Games : Manila 1954 | publisher=Sports Bharti | accessdate=5 May 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/sport-51557563 | title=இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை? | publisher=BBC Tamil | date=25 February 2020 | accessdate=13 July 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://athleticspodium.com/athlete/28826/violet-peters| title=Violet Peters | publisher=Athletics Podium | accessdate=8 August 2021}} She belonged to an Anglo-Indian family from Bombay.{{cite book|author=S. Lal|title=50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkI1_n4QAxMC&pg=PT299|accessdate=4 May 2018|date=1 January 2008|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7992-698-7|pages=299–}}