9 May 1941 (1941-05-09) (age 83) Cudworth, Yorkshire, England
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
100 m, 200 m
Club
Hickleton Main YC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
100 m – 11.3 (1963) 200 m – 23.2 (1963)
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
1960 Rome
100 m
1960 Rome
200 m
1964 Tokyo
4×100 m relay
European Championships
1962 Belgrade
100 m
1958 Stockholm
4×100 m relay
1962 Belgrade
200 m
1962 Belgrade
4×100 m relay
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
1958 Cardiff
4×110 yd relay
1962 Perth
100 yd
1962 Perth
220 yd
1962 Perth
4×110 yd relay
Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is an English retired sprinter. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events, winning three medals. She also won individual 100 m gold and 200 m silver at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade and, representing England, completed the 100 yd/220 yd sprint double at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Winner of the 1963 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, she has a stadium in her home village of Cudworth named in her honour.[2] In 2011, she was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
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