Cynthia Annabelle Thompson (29 November 1923 – 8 March 2019) was a Jamaican sprinter. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She was one of four female athletes who represented Jamaica at its first

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, the

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. Following her athletics career, she became a

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and retired in 2000.

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1923 births 2019 deaths Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican female sprinters Jamaican paediatricians Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Jamaican sportswomen {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub