After winning three gold medals in the 1950 British Empire Games, she won her first Olympic title at the 1952 Games in Helsinki; she won the 80 m hurdles in world record time (10.9 s).
She won her first Olympic title at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. She was winning three gold medals in the 1950 British Empire Games. She won the 80 m hurdles in world record time (10.9 s).