Cynthia Thompson
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Died8 March 2019 (aged 95)
Kingston, Jamaica
SportSprinting
.jpg) Thompson in the 100m final of the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cynthia Annabelle Thompson 29 November 1923[1] |
| Died | 8 March 2019 (aged 95) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Cynthia Annabelle Thompson (29 November 1923 – 8 March 2019) was a Jamaican sprinter. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica[2]
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]
