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Born | September 22, 1916 Cobourg, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
Died | September 6, 1995 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint, hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Club | Toronto West End YMCA | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 200 m – 21.4 (1938) 110 mH – 14.2 (1938) [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||
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