CA-K213Culture & sport

Ethel Catherwood, 1928 Olympic high jump champion

Ethel Catherwood training at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Ethel Catherwood 1928 · Unknown authorUnknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Ethel Catherwood (1908–1987) set national and world records in high jump and javelin between 1926 and 1930 and won the high jump gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the first Games to allow women in track and field. With her “Matchless Six” teammates she earned Canada four medals, helping secure women’s place in Olympic track and field.

Scope & context

Her athletic achievements, not a full biography (see also CA-K172 on Bobbie Rosenfeld).

Sources behind this record

Ethel Catherwood (1908–1987) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text