Audrey Doreen Swayne Williamson (''later Mitchell'') (28 September 1926 – 29 April 2010) was a British

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

who competed mainly in the 200 metres and competed at the

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Biography

Williamson finished third behind

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in the 200 metres event at the

1948 WAAA Championships The 1948 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 26 June 1948. Results See also *1948 AAA Championships Re ...

. Shortly afterwards, she competed for

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at the 1948 Olympics Games, held in London, where she won the silver medal in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. Her bronze medal in the

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remains the best performance for a British female athlete.

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* 1926 births 2010 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain British female sprinters English female sprinters Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Auxiliary Territorial Service officers Sportspeople from Bournemouth 20th-century English sportswomen {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub