Thelma Hopkins (athlete)

Thelma Hopkins

Personal information
Full name	Thelma Elizabeth Hopkins
Nationality	British
Born	(1936-03-16)16 March 1936 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	10 January 2025(2025-01-10) (aged 88) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne High jump European Championships 1954 Bern High jump Representing Northern Ireland British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver High jump 1954 Vancouver Long jump

Thelma Elizabeth Hopkins (16 March 1936 – 10 January 2025) was a Northern Irish athlete. She competed in the high jump and the long jump. She won the high jump silver medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and was European champion in 1954.

In 1956, Hopkins set a new world high jump record with a leap of 1.74 metres in Belfast.

Hopkins died on 10 January 2025, at the age of 88 in Edmonton, Canada.