Canada defeats USA 1-0 in women’s Olympic soccer Bailey’s medal-winning relay team members, Marita Payne, Angella Taylor-Issajenko and France Gareau, also paid tribute to her in a statement.“We are in shock and deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our teammate, Angela Bailey,” said the statement. “Our deepest condolences go out to Angela’s family and close friends.
She was a tremendous competitor on the track and we will always cherish the memories we made together. Rest peacefully our friend.”Doug Clement, a former Olympic team doctor and a middle-distance track coach in the 1980s when Bailey was competing, said he recalled seeing and speaking with her at events.“She stood out as a strong personality,” he said from Vancouver.