Dorothy Brookshaw
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| Full name | Dorothy Elizabeth Anne Brookshaw | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 20, 1912 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 3, 1962 (aged 49) Orillia, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dorothy Elizabeth Anne "Dot" Brookshaw (December 20, 1912 – September 3, 1962) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Canada in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her teammates Mildred Dolson, Hilda Cameron and Aileen Meagher.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dot Brookshaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Dot Brookshaw at World Athletics
- Dorothy Elizabeth Brookshaw at Olympics.com
- Dorothy Brookshaw at Olympic.org (archived)
- Dorothy Brookshaw at Team Canada
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