Dorothy Wihr
Toronto Daily Star, May 17 1927
Dorothy Wihr, who competed as Dorothy Dodson when she married for the first time, did become a champion athlete, but not as a swimmer. Between 1939 and 1949, she won 18 national titles in javelin, discus, and shot put, including 11 consecutive javelin titles. She competed in all three sports at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, becoming the last female athlete to do this.
After her athletic career, she remarried, and she and her husband moved to Florida. She passed away in 2003. The World of Early Amateur & Youth Sports in Chicago website has a long article on Ms. Wihr and her accomplishments; I've quoted from it here.
Created September 20, 2025.