Mildred Wiley
{{short description|American high jumper}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mildred Wiley
| image = Mildred Wiley 1928.jpg
| image_size = 280px
| caption = Mildred Wiley at the 1928 Olympics
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| birth_date = December 3, 1901
| birth_place = Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
| death_date = February 7, 2000 (aged 98)
| death_place = Bourne, Massachusetts, United States
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country =
| sport = High jump
| club = Boston Swimming Association
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{{MedalBronze | 1928 Amsterdam | High jump}}
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Mildred Olive Wiley (December 3, 1901 – February 7, 2000) was an American high jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
After marriage she changed her last name to Dee and gave birth to five children. One of them, Bob Dee, was a prominent professional footballer at the Boston Patriots in the 1960s.
References
- {{Sports-reference|wi/mildred-wiley-1}}
{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's high jump}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Taunton, Massachusetts
Category:American female high jumpers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Track and field athletes from Massachusetts
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
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