Full name Ethel May Smith Height 1.65 m Sport Running Weight 54 kg | Name Ethel Smith Club Toronto Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born July 5, 1907 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Died December 31, 1979, Toronto, Canada Olympic medals Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres People also search for Myrtle Cook, Jane Bell, Bobbie Rosenfeld | ||
Ethel May Smith (July 5, 1907 – December 31, 1979) was a sprinter from Canada who won a bronze medal in the 100 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At the same games she helped the Canadian national team win the 4 × 100 m relay.
Smith was born into a poor family and quit school in the eighth grade to work at the Toronto's Garment District. She won the 220 yards at the national championships in 1927 and the 60 yards at the Ontario Championships in 1929. The same year she retired from competitions.
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