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Cynthia Thompson
Jamaican sprinter (1923–2019)
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Life and career
She was one of four female athletes who represented Jamaica at its first Olympic Games, the 1948 Summer Olympics. Following her athletics career, she became a paediatrician and retired in 2000.[3]
Personal life
While she was travelling with her teammates on the boat to London, she got seasickness and loss some weight before the competition.[4]
Death
Thompson passed away on March 8, 2019 at the age of 95.
