At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, aged 19, she won a silver medal in the 80-metres hurdles final, narrowly losing to Dutch housewife Fanny Blankers-Koen.
She won a silver medal in the 80-metres hurdles final, narrowly losing to Dutch housewife Fanny Blankers-Koen. This was at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. The 1948 Olympic Games in London were aged 19.