Sylvia Cheeseman
Sylvia Cheeseman (born May 19, 1929 in Richmond ) is a former British athlete and Olympian.
At the European Championships in 1946 , she was fifth in the 200-meter run and fourth in the British 4-by-100-meter relay .
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , she reached the semi-finals over 200 meters and won the bronze medal with the relay together with her teammates June Foulds , Jean Desforges and Heather Armitage , behind the team from the USA (gold) and the team from Germany (silver ).
At the British Empire Games in 1950 , Sylvia Cheeseman won a silver medal and a bronze medal with English relays. She won the silver medal in a 660-yard relay, in which the first two runners had to run 220 yards each and the other two had to run 110 yards each. She achieved the bronze medal as the starting runner of a 440-yard relay of three runners. Cheeseman ran 220 yards, Margaret Walker and Dorothy Manley 110 yards each.
She was married to the athlete John Disley .
Web links
- Sylvia Cheeseman in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cheeseman, Sylvia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete and Olympian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond |