Aileen Meagher
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Aileen Aletha Meagher (November 26, 1910 – August 2, 1987) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 team mates Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson and Hilda Cameron.
She was also a painter.
In 1935, she was awarded the Velma Springstead Trophy, presented annually to Canada's outstanding female athlete. In 1965, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.
She died in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1987.
[edit] References
- "Aileen Meagher", The Globe and Mail, August 4, 1987.
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