Canadian History Ehx on Nostr: On this day in 1902, Myrtle Cook was born in Toronto. As one of the Matchless Six, ...
On this day in 1902, Myrtle Cook was born in Toronto.
As one of the Matchless Six, she was one of six Canadian women to win gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
She wrote for the Montreal Star for 40 years, & was on every Canadian Olympic Committee from 1932-1972.
She died in 1985.
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