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Lillian Emily Palmer (later ''Alderson'', June 23, 1913 – March 28, 2001) was a

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who competed in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

. She was born and died in

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. In 1932 she competed in the 4×100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Mildred Fizzell,

Mary Frizzel Mary Frizzell (later ''Thomasson'', January 27, 1913 – October 12, 1972) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. She was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia and died in North Vancouver. Frizzell competed for ...

and

Hilda Strike Hilda Gwendolyn Strike (later ''Sisson'', September 1, 1910 – March 9, 1989) was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. She was born in Montreal and died in Ottawa. Competing in the 1932 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in ...

who had won the silver medal in the 100 metres. At the 1934 Empire Games she was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the gold medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards competition. In the 220 yards event she finished fourth. At the

1934 Women's World Games The 1934 Women's World Games (french: 4è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux) were the fourth edition of the international games for women. The tournament was held between 9–11 August at the White City Stadium in London, United Kingdom.

in London she was captain of the Canadian team and flag bearer at the opening ceremony, she finished fourth in the 200 metres event.

References

Lillian Palmer's profile at Sports Reference.com
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Canadian Olympic committee
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