Olympic memorabilia donated to Montague museum

Greta Hall, the first woman to judge Olympic speed skating and a native of Montague, P.E.I., has donated her Olympic memorabilia to a museum in her home town.

Greta Hall once trained to compete in the Olympics herself, but after an injury she became a coach and referee, breaking a gender barrier in international competitive sports.

She is now retired, and returned recently to her home town to donate pins, a sash and a book full of pictures from her speed skating career.

"Brings back a lot of great memories. A lot of good ones, you know, here in Montague. I was looking at some of the pictures in the book and got a lot of laughs and a few tears," said Hall.

"It was a tough road, women were not supposed to be in a refereeing position. It was a man's sport."

Hall was went on to become the president of the Amateur Speedskating Union, the predecessor to US Speedskating. She is the only woman to have held that position.

Hall lives in Chicago now. Her Olympic memorabilia will be on permanent display at the Garden of the Gulf museum in Montague.