Alice Whitty Explained

Alice Ann Doreen Simicak (née Whitty; March 24, 1934  - January 7, 2017) was a female high jumper from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[1] A resident of Richmond, British Columbia, she claimed the silver medal in the women's high jump event at the 1959 Pan American Games, alongside Chile's Renata Friedrichs.

Whitty died on January 7, 2017, in Richmond at the age of 82.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Alice Whitty . Full name: Alice Ann Doreen Whitty.
  2. Web site: Alice Ann SIMICAK Obituary. legacy.com. January 12, 2017. January 20, 2017.