"Mildred Fizzell (June 12, 1915 – November 11, 1993) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Mildred Fizzell is commonly listed erroneously ...
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as Mildred Frizzel in many record books.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Fizzell competed for Canada in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her teammates Lillian Palmer, Mary Frizzell and Hilda Strike. Mildred's father drove the team to the Games in Los Angeles.
The team believed that they tied with the team from the United States. However, with the lack of modern equipment to determine a tie, the United States team was awarded the win. In many record books the two teams are listed with the same times." - (en.wikipedia.org 15.08.2021)
