Margaret Walker (2 January 1925 – 10 May 2016) was a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at 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 ...

. She competed as part of Great Britain's 1948 Olympic 4 × 100 m relay team and they were placed fourth. She also represented

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and won a silver medal in the 660 yard relay and a bronze medal in the 4 x 440 yard relay at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

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, New Zealand. She also competed in the 110 yards and 200 yards events.

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* 1925 births 2016 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics British female sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{UK-athletics-bio-stub