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Dorothy Saunders

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Dorothy Saunders
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney 4×110/220 yd
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Sydney 3×110/220 yd

Dorothy Saunders (later Jackson; 22 January 1915 – 12 November 2013)[1] was an English track and field athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games.

At the 1938 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards event and the bronze medal in the 110-220-110 yards competition. In the 100 yards contest as well as in the 220 yards event she was eliminated in the semi-finals. She also competed in the 1938 European Championships in Athletics held in Vienna and finished fourth in the 100 metre contest and fifth in the 200 metre event.

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