Angela Bailey, record-holding Canadian sprinter, was part of the women’s silver medal winning 4x100 metres relay team at the 1984 Olympic Games
Angela Bailey competing at the National Track and Field Championships in Ottawa on August 2, 1985. The Canadian women’s record holder in the 100 metres sprint has died after battling cancer under complicated conditions. She was 59 years old.Angela Bailey, the Canadian women’s record holder in the 100 metres sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditions. She was 59 years old.
Athletics Canada confirmed Bailey’s July 31 death in a statement Monday and offered condolences to her family and loved ones.“I was very sad to hear of Angela’s passing. I remember her as a talented and determined athlete,” Athletics Canada board chair Helen Manning said. “The Athletics Canada family sends their thoughts and sympathy to her family at this sad time.”
“We are in shock and deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our teammate, Angela Bailey,” said the statement. “Our deepest condolences go out to Angela’s family and close friends. She was a tremendous competitor on the track and we will always cherish the memories we made together. Rest peacefully our friend.”
She set the Canadian 100 metres record in July 1987 in Hungary and earlier that year also won bronze in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships.She also competed in the 4x100 relay and 100 metres events at the 1988 Games in Seoul.Bailey was part of the 1980 Canadian team that did not compete in the Moscow Games because of an international boycott.
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