Ethel Catherwood
Ethel Catherwood was born on April 28, 1908. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Ethel Catherwood
Ethel Hannah Catherwood (April 28, 1908 – September 26, 1987) was a Canadian track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. She competed as a member of Canada's first Olympic women's track and field team, later known as the "Matchless Six", which took part in the first Olympic Games to include women's athletics in 1928. Catherwood won the event with a jump of 1.59 metres, becoming the first woman in Olympic history to win a gold medal in the high jump. Before the Olympics, Catherwood was one of Canada's leading high jumpers and held…