Sylvia CHEESEMAN

Sylvia Cheeseman had the following podium finishes at major championships: 3rd in the 1952 Olympics 4×100 metres Relay; 2nd in the 1950 British Empire Games 220-110-220-110 yards Relay (with Doris Batter, Dorothy Hall, and Margaret Walker), 3rd in the 1950 British Empire Games 110-220-110 yards Relay (with Dorothy Hall, and Margaret Walker). In the 1950 British Empire Games 100 yards as well as in the 220 yards Cheeseman was eliminated in the semi-finals. In the British Empire Games she competed for England. In the 1946 European Championships she finished fourth in the 4×100 metres relay (with Maureen Gardner, Winnie Jordan, and the non-Olympian Joyce Judd) and fifth in the 200 metres.

Personal Bests: 100 – 12.0 (1954); 200 – 24.4y (1949).