Audrey Doreen Swayne Williamson (''later Mitchell'') (28 September 1926 – 29 April 2010)
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retrieved 22nd Sept 2010 was a British
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who competed mainly in the 200 metres.
She competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics
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held in London
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in the 200 metres where she won the silver medal.
She is the only female to represent the United Kingdom and to have received a medal better than a bronze in this event.
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1926 births
2010 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
British female sprinters
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic female sprinters
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