Aileen Aletha Meagher (November 26, 1910 – August 2, 1987) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, sharing bronze in the 4×100 metres event. She was also a painter.
 Aileen Meagher, photo used in The Halifax Mail, 2 July 1932 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aileen Aletha Meagher |
| Born | November 26, 1910 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | August 2, 1987 (aged 76) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | 4 × 400m Relay |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1936 |
Medal record | |
Life
editShe was born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She joined the track team at Dalhousie University. She was Canadian record holder in the 100- and 220-yard events.[1]
In 1936 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres event with her teammates Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson and Hilda Cameron. In the 100 metre competition Meagher was eliminated in the semi-finals.
At the 1934 Empire Games she won the gold medal with the Canadian team in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay contest and the silver medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay competition. In the 220 yards event she won the silver medal. Four years later she was part of the Canadian team she won the silver medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay competition and the bronze medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay event. In the 220 yards competition she finished fourth.
In 1935, she was awarded the Velma Springstead Trophy, presented annually to Canada's outstanding female athlete. In 1965, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame and the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[2] In 2018 Meagher was named one of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history, ranking eighth.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Aileen Meagher" (PDF). women.gov.ns.ca.
- ^ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Tattrie, Jon (30 April 2018). "Sidney Crosby to headline 'greatest sports dinner' in Nova Scotia". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
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Media related to Aileen Meagher at Wikimedia Commons
- sports-reference.com
- "Aileen Meagher". The Globe and Mail. 1987-08-04.
- Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame profile
- Aileen Meagher: Olympic Medallist and Canada's Flying Schoolmarm at Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management
- Aileen Meagher at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Aileen Meagher at Team Canada
- Aileen Meagher at Olympics.com
- Aileen Meagher at Olympic.org (archived)
- Aileen Meagher at Olympedia
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