Mildred Dolson

Sprinter Mildred Jeanette Dolson was born on August 13, 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dolson took up track and field in the 1930's. Mildred was a member of the women's relay team that represented Canada at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where she helped her relay team win the bronze medal in the women's 4x100m relay. However, Dolson was eliminated in the 100m competition in the semi-finals of the 1936 Olympics. In the wake of her Olympic victory Mildred went on to win a silver medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay contest as well as bronze medals in both the 220-110-220 yards relay and the 100 yards competition at the 1938 British Empire Games. In 1939 Dolson was awarded the Velma Springstead Trophy (Canada's Outstanding Female Athlete) for Track and Field. Mildred's athletic career was ended by the offset of World War II and she eventually moved to the United States. Dolson died at age 85 on July 17, 2004 in North Palm Beach, Florida.