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Ethel Catherwood

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Canadian track and field athlete

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Ethel Hannah Catherwood was a Canadian track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

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Ethel Catherwood of Canada clearing a high jump bar during training at the 1928 Summer Olympics.Ethel Catherwood of Canada clearing a high jump bar during training at the 1928 Summer Olympics.Ethel Catherwood, Olympic high jump champion, posing in Amsterdam during the 1928 Summer Olympics.Ethel Catherwood, Olympic high jump champion, posing in Amsterdam during the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

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Ethel Hannah Catherwood was a Canadian track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. She competed as a member of Canada's first Olympic women's track and field team, later known as the "Matchless Six", which took part in the first Olympic Games to include women's athletics in 1928. Catherwood won the event with a jump of 1.59 metres, becoming the first woman in Olympic history to win a gold medal in the high jump.

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Canada
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Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1987 · aged 79
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