Mary Stewart (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1956 Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | middle-distance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Stewart (Cotton), (born 25 February 1956 in Birmingham)[1] is a female retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Biography
A member of the Birchfield Harriers, Stewart became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1975 WAAA Championships.[2][3]
Stewart competed in the 1500 metres at the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, finishing in fourth place in her semi-final race and just failing to qualify for the final.[4]
Stewart won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1977 European Indoor Championship in San Sebastián and represented England and winning a gold medal in the 1,500 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[5][6][1]
In 1979, Stewart regained the 1500m WAAA title at the 1979 WAAA Championships.[7][8]
Personal life
She is the younger sister of the Scottish athletes Ian Stewart and Peter Stewart, the family having moved from Musselburgh to Birmingham, England in 1948.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Mary Stewart at sports reference.com". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Athletic Results". Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1975. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Athletics Results". Sunday Express. 29 July 1979. Retrieved 14 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "a sporting nation". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 1500 metres | |
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