Hilda Cameron
{{short description|Canadian sprinter (1912–2001)}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}
Competitor for {{flagicon|CAN|1868}} Canada
{{MedalBronze | 1936 Berlin | 4x100 metre relay}}
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Hilda May Cameron (later Young, August 14, 1912 – April 24, 2001) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born and died in Toronto.{{cite news|title = Birth and Death Notices|newspaper = The Globe and Mail|page = S6|publisher = The Woodbridge Company|date = April 28, 2001}}
Cameron competed for Canada in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her teammates Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson and Aileen Meagher. In the 100 metre event she was eliminated in the first round. At the 1934 British Empire Games she finished fifth in the 220 yards competition.
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Category:Canadian female sprinters
Category:Track and field athletes from Toronto
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Olympic female sprinters
Category:20th-century Canadian sportswomen
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