Sheila Lerwill
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1952 Helsinki | High jump | |
Sheila Lerwill (born 16 August 1928) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.
She broke the World record for women's high jump on July 7 1951 in London with a jump of 1.72 meters, beating the previous record of 1.71 meters set by Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands on May 30 1943 in Amsterdam. The record was broken on May 22 1954 by Aleksandra Chudina of the USSR in Kiev with a jump of 1.73 meters.[1]
She competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the high jump where she won the silver medal with a jump of 1.65 metres. It was Britain's best athletics medal at the games.
[edit] References
- ^ World Records for High Jump (Women). WOrld Records. Cleave Books. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
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