Recent Comments
Tag Archives: Dorothy Tyler
Dorothy Tyler: Athletics’ Silver Lady who stood up to Hitler
Sanderstead resident and Croham Hurst golfer Dorothy Tyler was one of this country’s greatest pioneers of women’s sport – two Olympic silver medals and two Empire Games golds as a high jumper demonstrated that. Following Tyler’s death this week, STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Golf, Sanderstead, Sport
Tagged 1936 Berlin Olympics, 1948 London Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, Adolf Hitler, athletics, Dorothy Tyler, Golf, Sport
Leave a comment
Sanderstead’s Olympic heroine Dorothy Tyler, homemade pants, Adolf Hitler and her part in his downfall
Tuesday will mark two years until the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Here, double Olympic medallist Dorothy Tyler looks back more than 60 years to the day she met Adolf Hitler, and to when London last staged the Games … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Sport
Tagged 1936 Berlin Olympics, Adolf Hitler, Berlin, Dorothy Tyler
Leave a comment
