Dorothy Sylvia Saunders (later Jackson; 22 January 1915 – 12 November 2013) was an English

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athlete who competed in the

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. Saunders was born in

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in January 1915. At the 1938 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards event and the bronze medal in the 110-220-110 yards competition. In the 100 yards contest as well as in the 220 yards event she was eliminated in the semi-finals. She also competed in the 1938 European Championships in Athletics held in

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and finished fourth in the 100 metre contest and fifth in the 200 metre event. In April 1942, she married Harold F. Jackson in Brentford.Dorothy S. Saunders in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005
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in November 2013 at the age of 98.Dorothy Saunders' obituary
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External links

Profile
at ''TOPS in athletics''
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at ''trackfield.brinkster.net''
British national athletics records as of 1950
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) 1915 births 2013 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England English female sprinters Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub