Sylvia Cheeseman
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Sylvia Cheeseman (born 19 May 1929) is an English retired 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]
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Born | 19 May 1929 (1929-05-19) (age 95) Richmond, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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