Eva Dawes (later ''Spinks'', September 17, 1912 – May 30, 2009) is a

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athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. She was born in

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. She competed for Canada in the

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held in

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, United States in the high jump where she won the bronze medal. She also qualified for both the

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but was, at 15, too young to go, and the

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which she chose to boycott because they were held in Nazi Germany.Open Door: Olympic medal winner tells her story
/ref> At the 1934 Empire Games she won the silver medal in the high jump competition. Dawes moved to

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in 1937 and married Arthur Spinks. She lived in

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until moving to

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in 1969. She lived in the St. Helens retirement home from 2003 until her death. On 19 March 2000 Eva attended the book launch of 'A Proper Spectacle - Women Olympians 1900 - 1936' with other sportswomen from the 1920s and 1930s. She died on May 30, 2009, two weeks after a stroke.Eva Dawes obituary
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1912 births 2009 deaths Track and field athletes from Toronto Canadian female high jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games 20th-century Canadian sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Canada-highjump-athletics-bio-stub