Dorothy Manley
British athlete (1927-2021) · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Died at 94
Dorothy Gladys Manley was a British sprinter. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in London, in the 100 metres where she won the silver medal with a time of 12.2 seconds. She was the first British woman to win an Olympic sprint medal.
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She was also a medallist in the 1950 British Empire Games, and the 1950 European Athletics Championships.
