Cynthia Annabelle Thompson (29 November 1923 – 8 March 2019) was a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

n sprinter. She was born in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...

. She was one of four female athletes who represented Jamaica at its first

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, the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. Following her athletics career, she became a

paediatrician Pediatrics (American and British English differences, also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, Adolescence, adolescents, and young adults. In the United King ...

and retired in 2000.

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1923 births 2019 deaths Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican female sprinters Jamaican paediatricians Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Jamaican women {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub