Competitor for
Canada
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Hilda May Cameron (later ''Young'', August 14, 1912 – April 24, 2001) was a
Canadian
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athlete
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who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born and died in
Toronto
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.
Cameron competed for Canada in the
1936 Summer Olympics
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held in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her teammates
Dorothy Brookshaw,
Mildred Dolson and
Aileen Meagher. In the
100 metre event she was eliminated in the first round. At the
1934 British Empire Games
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she finished fifth in the 220 yards competition.
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1912 births
2001 deaths
Canadian female sprinters
Track and field athletes from Toronto
Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada
Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic female sprinters
20th-century Canadian sportswomen
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