Nellie Carrington (27 August 1916 – 7 October 1998) was a British

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. She competed in the women's high jump at 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 ...

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1916 births 1998 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics British female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing {{UK-athletics-bio-stub