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At 11 years 75 days old (33 days younger than her fellow Briton Megan Taylor) she was the youngest competitor in the Olympics' history, and she finished eighth, one place below Megan Taylor.

Cecilia Colledge's rivalry with Megan Taylor was intense (when Cecilia beat Megan into second place for the British title in 1938, the runner-up congratulated her conqueror then promptly burst into tears), and Cecilia's mother arranged for the two girls to meet for a tea-party to talk away their differences.