Ethel Smith (athlete)

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Ethel Smith (far left) in Amsterdam in 1928

Ethel Smith ( Ethel M. Smith ; born July 5, 1907 in Toronto , Ontario , † December 31, 1979 ibid) was a Canadian athlete and Olympic champion .

In 1928 Smith traveled to the Amsterdam Olympics . Prior to the competition, the press dubbed the small group of Canadian female athletes The Matchless Six . Smith won gold in the 4 x 100 meter relay together with Fanny Rosenfeld , Florence Bell and Myrtle Cook , as well as the bronze medal in the 100 meters behind the American Betty Robinson (gold) and her friend, the Canadian Fanny Rosenfeld (silver).

Web links

  • Entry into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame
  • Ethel Smith in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Ethel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Ethel M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Canada
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1979
Place of death Toronto