Dorothy Hyman

Dorothy Hyman
Dorothy Hyman at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born9 May 1941 (1941-05-09) (age 83)
Cudworth, Yorkshire, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubHickleton Main YC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.3 (1963)
200 m – 23.2 (1963)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Belgrade 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1958 Stockholm 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1962 Belgrade 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Belgrade 4×100 m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd relay
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 100 yd
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 220 yd
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth 4×110 yd relay

Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is an English retired sprinter. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events, winning three medals. She also won individual 100 m gold and 200 m silver at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade and, representing England, completed the 100 yd/220 yd sprint double at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Winner of the 1963 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, she has a stadium in her home village of Cudworth named in her honour.[2] In 2011, she was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

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