Margaret Walker (athlete)
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Margaret Walker (2 January 1925 – 10 May 2016) was a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] She competed as part of Great Britain's 1948 Olympic 4 × 100 m relay team and they were placed fourth.[3]
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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1925-01-02)2 January 1925 Spilsby, England | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 May 2016(2016-05-10) (aged 91)[1] Saxmundham, England | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||
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She also represented England and won a silver medal in the 660 yard relay and a bronze medal in the 4 x 440 yard relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. She also competed in the 110 yards and 200 yards events.[4][5]