Aileen Meagher

Aileen Meagher

Aileen Meagher, photo used in The Halifax Mail, 2 July 1932
Personal information
Full name	Aileen Aletha Meagher
Nationality	Canadian
Born	November 26, 1910 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died	August 2, 1987 (aged 76)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	4 × 400m Relay
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1936
Medal record Aileen Meagher Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for Canada Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 4x100 m relay British Empire Games 1934 London 4×110/220 yd 1934 London 220 yards 1934 London 3×110/220 yd 1938 Sydney 3×110/220 yd 1938 Sydney 4×110/220 yd

Aileen Aletha Meagher (November 26, 1910 – August 2, 1987) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

She was born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was also a painter.

In 1936 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres event with her team mates Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson and Hilda Cameron. In the 100 metre competition Meagher was eliminated in the semi-finals.

At the 1934 Empire Games she won the gold medal with the Canadian team in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay contest and the silver medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay competition. In the 220 yards event she won the silver medal. Four years later she was part of the Canadian team she won the silver medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay competition and the bronze medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay event. In the 220 yards competition she finished fourth.

In 1935, she was awarded the Velma Springstead Trophy, presented annually to Canada's outstanding female athlete. In 1965, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.

References

• sports-reference.com
• "Aileen Meagher". The Globe and Mail. 1987-08-04.
• Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame profile

External links

• Aileen Meagher: Olympic Medallist and Canada's Flying Schoolmarm at Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management