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How the 'Saskatoon Lily' went from tiny town to Olympic record holder

  • Ethel Catherwood Began Training For Olympic Competition In Her Backyard With Her Father Until Age 15.
  • At The 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, Catherwood Won The High-Jump Gold Medal And Set A World Record.
  • Catherwood Became Known As The “Saskatoon Lily.”
  • She Later Rejected Fame, Including Glamour And Hollywood Opportunities.
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How the 'Saskatoon Lily' went from tiny town to Olympic record holder

Ethel Catherwood was a natural athlete born in North Dakota. In 1928, she joined women for the first time in Olympic history and brought back a gold medal for Canada.

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