Nancy McCredie was a Canadian female track and field athlete.
10 Facts About Nancy McCredie
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Nancy McCredie claimed two gold medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil and was awarded the Velma Springstead Trophy.
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Nancy McCredie represented her native country of Canada in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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In 1966, Nancy McCredie reported that she was going to retire from sports.
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Nancy McCredie was awarded a bronze medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and a gold at the 1967 Pan American Games.
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Nancy McCredie officially retired in 1968, stating a knee injury as her reason for retirement.
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In 2001, Nancy McCredie moved to Bristol, Quebec and became an artist.
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In 1968, Nancy McCredie was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
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Nancy McCredie was added to the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame in 2016.
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McCredie lived in Brampton during the height of her athletic career, and became the namesake of Nancy McCredie Drive and Nancy McCredie Park.