Name Hilda Strike | Role Olympic athlete Events Track and field athletics | |
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Born September 1, 1910 ( 1910-09-01 ) Montreal, Quebec Died March 9, 1989, Ottawa, Canada People also search for Wilhelmina von Bremen, Mary Frizzell Silver medals Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres | ||
Olympic finals 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
Hilda H. Strike (later Sisson, September 1, 1910 – March 9, 1989) was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. She was born in Montreal and died in Ottawa.
Competing in the 1932 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the 4×100 metre relay and a silver medal in the 100 metre losing to Stanisława Walasiewicz. In 1972, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
When Walasiewicz was shot to death in 1980 during a store robbery, it was discovered that Walasiewicz was a hermaphrodite. Many subsequently argued that the gold medal should be given to Strike.
At the 1934 Empire Games she won the silver medal in the 100 yards event. She also was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the silver medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay competition.