Thelma Hopkins 1936-2025
Death was recently reported to Tela Hopkins at the age of 88. His greatest achievement wins Silver medal at the 1956 Olympics high jump. In the same year he broke the world record with a jump of 1.74. I have heard Niola Olisagers say: “It simply came to our notice then. Hopkins was 5 on 5 feet. However, he regularly beat 6 foot high flights.
He competed at the 1952 Olympics as 16 years old and came to the fourth. Rather than having a satisfaction with the best of the world, it was apparently believed that he failed to receive a medal. Remember, the era’s throws in the Pre-Fosbori first would first start head and land. In the long run, he said he cleaned the sandaz and landed on the passage.
In 1954 he competed in the European Championships and Cooperation Games, winning both. That year he was in the second place in the long run in the European Championships. A versatile athlete who has been in different years, a large jump, long jump and 80 m away, because the event was the case. When he said, he broke the world, which is a very small local meeting, he also competed for a long jump. Sprint Hurdles And Javelin. In 1956, his Northern Ireland’s record in Northern Ireland stood until 2013. Of course, in those days, sport was completely amateur, and Hopkins played international standards.
Another era but great athlete.
