Dorothy Tyler-Odam
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women’s Track and field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1936 Berlin | High Jump | |
| Silver | 1948 London | High Jump | |
Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler-Odam MBE (born 14 March 1920) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the High Jump where she won the silver medal. She repeated this feat in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London making her the only woman to win Olympic athletics medals before and after the war.
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