Olympics - Pan American Games

Jun. 06, 1965 - Dorothy Hyman to coach promising Athlete, Who is Deaf and Dumb. An Olympic Athlets ran into the silent world of Sheila Henshaw and made her dreams come true. For 16-year old Sheila, Henshaw it meant the end of a heartbreak search and the chance to achieve her life ambition- a place in the British Olympic track team. Although Sheila is rated one of the country's most promising young athletes she has been deaf and dumn since birth, and despite a year-long search, she has been unable to find someone willing to coach her, She had to act as her own coach, and sponsor, planning out her training routines and trying to find the money for equipment. Yet Sheila managed to collect 18 medals, 5 trophies and a cup, runni go over 100 and 220 Yards. The track star Dorothy Hyman heard about Sheila and invited her to the Hickleton Main Sports Club where she coaches. Dorothy provided the running shoes, and together they ran in silence round the track. And when finally Dorothy called a halt to the training stint, she told Sheilla: Don't Look any further. I will take you on and be your coach. Sheila, of Queensway Guiseley, near Leeds, has no difficulty in knowing when the starting gun goes off, as she is able to detect the vibration the moment it is fired, and is

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