About Alice Whitty
Lived 1934 – 2017 (aged 82). Alice Whitty was a Canadian athletics competitor and high jumper.
Alice Ann Doreen Simicak (née Whitty; March 24, 1934 – January 7, 2017) was a female high jumper from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. A resident of Richmond, British Columbia, she claimed the silver medal in the women's high jump event at the 1959 Pan American Games, alongside Chile's Renata Friedrichs.
Whitty died on January 7, 2017, in Richmond at the age of 82.
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Who was Alice Whitty?
Canadian high jumper (1934-2017)
When was Alice Whitty born?
Alice Whitty was born on 24 March 1934 in Vancouver.
When did Alice Whitty die?
Alice Whitty died on 7 January 2017.
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Alice Whitty was an athletics competitor and high jumper.
What nationality was Alice Whitty?
Alice Whitty was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alice Whitty. https://biography.guide/alice-whitty/
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