Mary Holloway
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 20 August 1917[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Mitcham AC |
Mary Holloway (born 20 August 1917) was an athlete who competed for England at the 1938 British Empire Games.
Biography
[edit]Holloway finished third behind Ethel Raby in the long jump event at the 1937 WAAA Championships.[2][3]
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Holloway represented England in the 220 yards and long jump. At the time of the Games, Holloway was a typist by trade and lived in Bickley Street, Tooting.[4][5]
Holloway finished second behind Betty Lock in the 100 metres event at the 1939 WAAA Championships.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "1939 England and Wales Register". Ancestry. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Miss Gladys Lunn's Triple Success". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 August 1937. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Women's A.A.A. Titles". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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