Smith was born into a poor family and quit school in the eighth grade to work at the Toronto's Garment District. She won the 220 yards at the national championships in 1927 and the 60 yards at the Ontario Championships in 1929. The same year she retired from competitions.[1]
ethel, smith, athlete, ethel, smith, july, 1907, december, 1979, sprinter, from, canada, medals, amsterdam, 1928, summer, olympics, bronze, medal, gold, team, medal, relay, ethel, smithethel, smith, 1928, olympicspersonal, informationfull, nameethel, smithborn. Ethel May Smith July 5 1907 December 31 1979 was a sprinter from Canada who won two medals at the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics a bronze medal in the 100 m and a gold team medal in the 4 100 m relay Ethel SmithEthel Smith at the 1928 OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameEthel May SmithBornJuly 5 1907Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedDecember 31 1979 aged 72 Toronto Ontario CanadaHeight1 65 m 5 ft 5 in Weight54 kg 119 lb SportSportRunningClubParkdale Ladies Athletic Club TorontoMedal record Representing CanadaOlympic Games1928 Amsterdam 4 100 m relay1928 Amsterdam 100 metresSmith was born into a poor family and quit school in the eighth grade to work at the Toronto s Garment District She won the 220 yards at the national championships in 1927 and the 60 yards at the Ontario Championships in 1929 The same year she retired from competitions 1 References edit Ethel Smith sports reference com nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Canadian athletics and track and field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Canadian Olympic medallist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ethel Smith athlete amp oldid 1156352407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
