Sylvia Cheeseman

Sylvia Cheeseman
	Cheeseman hammering her starting blocks into place at the 1950 British Empire Games
Personal information
Born	19 May 1929 (age 89); Richmond, London, UK
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	Spartan Ladies
Coached by	Sandy Duncan[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 12.0 (1954); 200 m – 24.4 (1949)[2]
Representing United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Representing England
Commonwealth Games

Sylvia Cheeseman (later Disley; born 19 May 1929) is a retired English sprinter. Competing in relays, she won two medals at the 1950 British Empire Games and one at the 1952 Olympics. Individually she was eliminated in the 200 m heats at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.^[2] She won the Amateur Athletic Association of England title in this event in 1946–1949 and 1951–1952, placing second in 1950.^[1]

Cheeseman's mother was a concert pianist, her father was a bass player and a founding member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and her sister was an international model. In 1957 she married the Olympic runner John Disley; they had two daughters. After retiring from competitions, she worked as a freelance journalist in China and all around Europe.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Thurlow, David (March 2009). "Sylvia Cheeseman". Track Stats. NUTS. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
1 2 Kubatko, Justin. "Sylvia Cheeseman Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

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[bio-1] 1 2 3 Thurlow, David (March 2009). "Sylvia Cheeseman". Track Stats. NUTS. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[sr-2] 1 2 Kubatko, Justin. "Sylvia Cheeseman Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2010.