Catherwood, Ethel (1910–1987)
Catherwood, Ethel (1910–1987)
Canadian track-and-field champion. Name variations: Saskatoon Lily; Ethel Catherwood Mitchell. Born May 2, 1910, in Ontario, Canada; died Sept 18, 1987; grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Set world record (1926); won a gold medal in the high jump at Amsterdam Olympics, setting new Olympic and World record (1928); moved to US (1929), settling in San Francisco, CA, at time of marriage.
See also Women in World History.
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