Dorothy Hyman
Encyclopedia
Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941 in Cudworth
, Barnsley
, Yorkshire
) is a British
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics
held in Rome
, Italy
in the 100 metres, where she won the Silver medal. She followed this up by winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres.
Four years later in Tokyo
, Japan
in the 1964 Games
she helped the Great Britain team pick up a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay with team mates Janet Simpson
, Mary Rand
and Daphne Arden
.
She also won individual 100 m Gold and 200 m Silver at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade
and, representing England, completed the 100 m/200 m sprint double at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.
Arguably Britain's best ever female sprinter, she has a stadium in her home village in Cudworth
, Barnsley
, named in her honour.
In 2011, she was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame
.
Cudworth, South Yorkshire
Cudworth is a semi-rural village on the outskirts of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Cudworth has a busy village centre surrounded by some housing and green belt countryside...
, Barnsley
Barnsley
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, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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) is a British
United Kingdom
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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
held in Rome
Rome
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, Italy
Italy
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in the 100 metres, where she won the Silver medal. She followed this up by winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres.
Four years later in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
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in the 1964 Games
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
she helped the Great Britain team pick up a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay with team mates Janet Simpson
Janet Simpson
Janet Simpson was a British athlete who competed in sprint events and the 400 metres....
, Mary Rand
Mary Rand
Mary Denise Rand, MBE, is a former English track-and-field athlete. She won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, becoming the first-ever British female to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event.-Early life:She is the daughter of...
and Daphne Arden
Daphne Arden
Daphne Arden is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, finishing 8th in the final; and in the 4 x 100 metres, where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Janet Simpson, long...
.
She also won individual 100 m Gold and 200 m Silver at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade
Belgrade
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and, representing England, completed the 100 m/200 m sprint double at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.
Arguably Britain's best ever female sprinter, she has a stadium in her home village in Cudworth
Cudworth, South Yorkshire
Cudworth is a semi-rural village on the outskirts of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Cudworth has a busy village centre surrounded by some housing and green belt countryside...
, Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, named in her honour.
In 2011, she was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame
England Athletics Hall of Fame
The England Athletics Hall of Fame was launched in 2008 with a panel of experts selecting a list of potential inductees for athletics fans and members of the public to vote on. The Hall of Fame honours those who have made an outstanding contribution to the sport of athletics in England...
.