Sylvia Cheeseman
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Born | 19 May 1929 Richmond, London, England | (age 92)||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Spartan Ladies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Sandy Duncan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 12.0 (1954) 200 m – 24.4 (1949)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sylvia Cheeseman (born 19 May 1929) is a retired English sprinter. Competing in relays, she won two medals at the 1950 British Empire Games and one at the 1952 Olympics. Individually she was eliminated in the 200 m at the 1948 Olympics and in the 1952 Olympics she won her heat but was eliminated in the semi-final.[2] She won the Amateur Athletic Association of England title in this event in 1946–1949 and 1951–1952, placing second in 1950.[1]
Cheeseman's mother was a concert pianist, her father was a double bass player and a founding member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and her sister was an international model. In 1957 she married the Olympic runner John Disley; they had two daughters. After retiring from competitions, she worked as a freelance journalist in China and all around Europe.[1]
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- ^ a b c Thurlow, David (March 2009). "Sylvia Cheeseman". Track Stats. NUTS. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b Kubatko, Justin. "Sylvia Cheeseman Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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