Jamaican Olympian Dr Cynthia Thompson passed away earlier at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
She was 96 years-old.
Thompson had been ailing for a while and has spent the last few days in hospital.
Thompson was one of four females, who represented Jamaica at the country’s first Olympic Games in 1948 in London.
She went one step further, becoming the first Jamaican woman to qualify for the final of an Olympic event, when she secured a spot in the 100m final. She also made it to the 200m semi-finals, after setting an Olympic record in the heats.
