Dorothy Hyman
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1960 Rome | 100 metres | |
| Bronze | 1960 Rome | 200 metres | |
| Bronze | 1964 Tokyo | 4 x 100 m relay | |
| European Championships | |||
| Silver | Stockholm 1958 | 4 x 100 m relay | |
| Gold | Belgrade 1962 | 100 m | |
| Silver | Belgrade 1962 | 200 m | |
| Bronze | Belgrade 1962 | 4 x 100 m relay | |
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Gold | Cardiff 1958 | 4 x 100 y relay | |
| Gold | Perth 1962 | 100 y | |
| Gold | Perth 1962 | 200 y | |
| Silver | Perth 1962 | 4 x 100 y relay | |
Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941 in Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 100 metres, where she won the Silver medal. She followed this up by winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres.
Four years later in Tokyo, Japan in the 1964 Games she helped the Great Britain team pick up a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay with team mates Janet Simpson, Mary Rand and Daphne Arden.
She also won individual 100 m Gold and 200 m Silver at the 1962 European Championships in Athletics and completed the 100 m/200 m sprint double at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.
Arguably Britain's best ever female sprinter, she has a stadium in her home town of Cudworth, near Barnsley, named in her honour.
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| Preceded by Anita Lonsbrough |
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1963 |
Succeeded by Mary Rand |
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