Track and Field
After her experiences with hockey she tried swimming before realizing the track and field is what she was good in or more specifically the 800-metre event. She competed in four Olympic Games: (1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976), four Pan American Games and two Commonwealth Games and was Canada's flag-bearer at the 1976 Games. She won the gold medal in the 880-yard event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. She also won gold for the 800-metre race at the 1971 Pan American Games and the bronze at the 1967 and 1975 Games, for the 800-metre and the 1500-metre distances.
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