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Olympic high jump silver medallist Hopkins dies

BBC Sport Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Olympic high jump silver medallist Hopkins dies1956 Olympic high jump silver medallist Thelma Hopkins, who won Empire Games gold for Northern Ireland and held the world record, dies aged 88.
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