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\u00c0 sa seule participation aux Jeux olympiques, Ethel Catherwood, Canada, que le l\u00e9gendaire journaliste sportif Lou Marsh avait surnomm\u00e9e \u00ab Saskatoon Lily \u00bb, a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019athl\u00e8te f\u00e9minine la plus souvent photographi\u00e9e \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Quelques semaines seulement avant les Jeux, Catherwood a vu son record du monde au saut en hauteur lui \u00eatre ravi par la N\u00e9erlandaise Lien Gisolf, qui s\u2019est ensuite retrouv\u00e9e devant les siens \u00e0 Amsterdam. Quand la barre a \u00e9t\u00e9 plac\u00e9e \u00e0 5-2\u00bd (1,59 m), seule Catherwood a r\u00e9ussi son saut devant une foule tr\u00e8s partisane, pour ainsi remporter la toute premi\u00e8re m\u00e9daille d\u2019or olympique remise dans une \u00e9preuve f\u00e9minine de saut en hauteur. Elle est devenue la premi\u00e8re femme du Canada \u00e0 \u00eatre couronn\u00e9e championne olympique.<\/p>\n

Catherwood faisait partie des \u00ab Matchless Six \u00bb (les Six Incomparables \u00bb), le groupe de Canadiennes qui se sont retrouv\u00e9es \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion des premiers Jeux olympiques \u00e0 permettre aux femmes de disputer les \u00e9preuves d\u2019athl\u00e9tisme. Elle \u00e9tait fort talentueuse au lancer du javelot, mais malheureusement pour Catherwood, cette discipline n\u2019\u00e9tait pas au programme \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928. \u00c0 son retour chez elle \u00e0 Saskatoon, la championne olympique, maintenant une h\u00e9ro\u00efne \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle nationale, a \u00e9t\u00e9 accueillie par une foule imposante \u00e0 l\u2019occasion d\u2019une joyeuse c\u00e9l\u00e9bration et on lui a offert une bourse d\u2019\u00e9tudes au montant de 3000 $ afin qu\u2019elle se consacre \u00e0 des le\u00e7ons de piano. On lui a aussi offert deux r\u00f4les au cin\u00e9ma, qu\u2019elle a refus\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Catherwood est n\u00e9e dans le Dakota du Nord et, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 17 ans, elle a accompagn\u00e9 sa famille quand celle-ci s\u2019est install\u00e9e \u00e0 Saskatoon, en Saskatchewan. Une athl\u00e8te accomplie dans plusieurs disciplines, Catherwood a aussi excell\u00e9 au basketball et au baseball. Elle s\u2019est fait un nom dans le monde de l\u2019athl\u00e9tisme canadien au mois de juillet 1926 quand elle a \u00e9tabli un record canadien du saut en hauteur, soit 4-11\u00bd (1,51 m), \u00e0 Saskatoon, et elle a ensuite r\u00e9ussi un saut de 5-2 7\/16 (1,585 m) pour \u00e9tablir le premier record du monde de sa carri\u00e8re, quelques mois plus tard.<\/p>\n

Aux Championnats canadiens de l\u2019AAU en 1927, Catherwood a remport\u00e9 les \u00e9preuves du saut en hauteur et du lancer du javelot. En 1928, elle a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre ses deux titres, \u00e9tablissant son deuxi\u00e8me record du monde au saut en hauteur, soit 5-3 (1,60 m), et un record canadien au lancer du javelot de 118-8.<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s Amsterdam 1928, Catherwood a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 pratiquer l\u2019athl\u00e9tisme pendant quelques ann\u00e9es encore. Elle a remport\u00e9 les titres canadiens du saut en hauteur et du lancer du javelot en 1930 ainsi qu\u2019un autre championnat au javelot en 1931, titre qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 accompagn\u00e9 d\u2019une m\u00e9daille de bronze au saut en hauteur. G\u00ean\u00e9e par une s\u00e9rie de blessures, Catherwood a pris sa retraite de l\u2019athl\u00e9tisme.<\/p>\n

Catherwood s\u2019est mari\u00e9e deux fois et a v\u00e9cu deux divorces. Elle a pass\u00e9 le reste de sa vie en Californie, vivant dans le plus grand secret et \u00e9vitant le public ainsi que les m\u00e9dias. Elle n\u2019a jamais parl\u00e9 de ce qu\u2019elle a v\u00e9cu aux Jeux olympiques, elle a vendu toutes ses m\u00e9dailles et tous ses troph\u00e9es, a refus\u00e9 toutes les demandes d\u2019entrevue, et ne r\u00e9pondait jamais aux invitations pour assister \u00e0 des retrouvailles. M\u00eame la nouvelle de sa mort \u00e0 Grass Valley, en Californie en 1987, n\u2019est devenue publique que huit mois plus tard, en 1988.<\/p>\n

Catherwood a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9e au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 1949, au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens en 1955, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du sport de la Saskatchewan en 1966, ainsi qu\u2019au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du sport de Saskatoon en 1986.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00c0 sa seule participation aux Jeux olympiques, Ethel Catherwood, Canada, que le l\u00e9gendaire journaliste sportif Lou Marsh avait surnomm\u00e9e \u00ab Saskatoon Lily \u00bb, a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019athl\u00e8te f\u00e9minine la plus souvent photographi\u00e9e \u00e0 Amsterdam 1928.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":140794,"template":"","tags":[415984522,415986548,415987910,415984548,1104411,415987111,739228,415984650,9114162,1789546,6311228],"hof-categories":[682162651],"year-inducted":[682162660],"gender":[23319],"season":[415983968],"sport":[48770],"game":[9241400],"team":[415983250],"event":[181823485],"province":[415983159],"class_list":["post-17734","athletes","type-athletes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-amsterdam-1928","tag-athlete","tag-athlete-olympique","tag-athletisme","tag-equipe-canada","tag-ethel-catherwood","tag-jeux-olympiques","tag-journee-internationale-de-la-femme","tag-medaille-dor","tag-olympiques","tag-saut-en-hauteur","hof-categories-athlete","year-inducted-682162660","gender-feminin","season-ete","sport-athletisme","game-1928-amsterdam","team-amsterdam-1928-athletisme","event-saut-en-hauteur-femmes","province-saskatchewan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEthel Catherwood - 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