Canadian Olympian, sprinter Angela Bailey dies
Angela Bailey is shown in this August 2, 1985 photo competing at the National Track and Field Championships in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Jones August 02, 2021 - 9:48 PM
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Angela Bailey, the Canadian women s record holder in the 100-metre sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditions. She was 59 years old.
Bailey s 1987 Canadian women s 100-metre sprint record time of 10.98 seconds still stands today. She was also part of the women s silver medal-winning 4x100 metres relay team at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Athletics Canada confirmed Bailey s July 31 death in a statement Monday and offered condolences to her family and loved ones.
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. Angela Bailey, the Canadian women s record holder in the 100-metre sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditions. She was 59 years old. Bailey s 1987 Canadian women s 100-metre sprint record time of 10.98 seconds still stands today. She was also part of the women s silver medal-winning 4x100 metres relay team at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. I was very sad to hear of Angela s passing. I remember her as a talented and determined athlete, Athletics Canada board chair Helen Manning said. The Athletics Canada family sends their thoughts and sympathy to her family at this sad time.
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According to her brother Donald Bailey, Angela passed away after a battle with cancer. Born in Coventry, England in 1962, Bailey moved to Canada in 1974 and came to prominence on the world track scene in the late 1970s. The renowned sprinter set the Canadian record in the 100 metres of 10.98 seconds on July 6, 1987, in Hungary – a record that still stands more than three decades later. Olympic teammate Angella Taylor Issajenko held the record of 10.97, also set in 1987, but that mark was later removed.
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