Dorothy Elizabeth Anne "Dot" Brookshaw (December 20, 1912 – September 3, 1962) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for Canada in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

held in

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in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her teammates Mildred Dolson,

Hilda Cameron Competitor for Canada Hilda May Cameron (later ''Young'', August 14, 1912 – April 24, 2001) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born and died in Toronto. Cameron competed for Canada in the 1936 Summer ...

and

Aileen Meagher Aileen Aletha Meagher (November 26, 1910 – August 2, 1987) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, sharing bronze in the 4×100 metres event. She was also a painter. Life She was born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia ...

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* * 1912 births 1962 deaths Canadian female sprinters Athletes from Toronto Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Canadian people of English descent Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub