Sally McCallum
Encyclopedia
Sally McCallum is a retired female track and field
athlete from Canada
, who represented her native country in three events (4x100m Relay, 80-meter Hurdles and Long Jump) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome, Italy. She claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 200 meters event at the 1959 Pan American Games
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Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who represented her native country in three events (4x100m Relay, 80-meter Hurdles and Long Jump) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome, Italy. She claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 200 meters event at the 1959 Pan American Games
1959 Pan American Games
The 3rd Pan American Games opened on August 27, 1959 in sunny 90°F heat before 40,000 people in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The first Pan American Games held in North America, they were originally scheduled for Cleveland, Ohio, but the U.S. Congress’s decision to cut $5,000,000 in federal...
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