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Sheila W. Lerwill (born 16 August 1928) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.

Olympic medal record
Women’s Athletics
	1952 Helsinki	High jump

She broke the World record for women's high jump on 7 July 1951 in London with a jump of 1.72 meters, beating the previous record of 1.71 meters set by Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands on 30 May 1943 in Amsterdam. The record was broken on 22 May 1954 by Aleksandra Chudina of the USSR in Kiev with a jump of 1.73 meters.[1] She competed for Great Britain in the high jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics, held in Helsinki, Finland, where she won the silver medal with a jump of 1.65 metres. It was Britain's best athletics medal at the games.

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- [en] Sheila Lerwill

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[fr] Sheila Lerwill

Sheila Lerwill (née Alexander le 16 août 1928 à Londres) est une athlète britannique, spécialiste du saut en hauteur.

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[it] Sheila Lerwill

Sheila Lerwill (Londra, 16 agosto 1928) è un'ex altista britannica, vincitrice della medaglia d'argento ai Giochi olimpici di Helsinki nel 1952.

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[ru] Лервилл, Шейла

Шейла У. Лервилл (до замужества — Александер) (англ. Sheila W. Lerwill (Alexander), род. 16 августа 1928, Лондон) — британская и канадская легкоатлетка, выступавшая в прыжках в высоту. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1952 года, чемпионка Европы 1950 года.

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