Audrey Williamson
Audrey Doreen Swayne Williamson (-Mitchell) (born September 28, 1926 in Bournemouth , † April 29, 2010 in Rhos-on-Sea , North Wales ) was a British athlete who won an Olympic silver medal in 1948.
Williamson participated in the XV. 1948 Summer Olympics in London . After she had won her preliminary run in 25.4 seconds, she fought a close race with the Australian Shirley Strickland in the semifinals , both were placed first with 24.9 seconds. In the final, Fanny Blankers-Koen from the Netherlands won in 24.4 seconds ahead of Williamson in 25.1 seconds, the bronze medal went to Audrey Patterson from the USA in third ahead of Shirley Strickland.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede : The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996. Track and Field Athletics. German Society for Athletics Documentation eV, Neuss 1999.
Web links
- Audrey Williamson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williamson, Audrey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williamson-Mitchell, Audrey Doreen Swayne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bournemouth |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2010 |
| Place of death | Rhos-on-Sea , North Wales |