Shirley Hampton
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1935[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Orpington LAC | |||||||||||||||||
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Shirley Hampton married name Shirley Pirie (born 15 September 1935) is a former athlete who competed for England.
Early life
[edit]Hampton originated from Orpington. Her father was Harold and she attended Woolwich Polytechnic.[2]
Athletics career
[edit]Hampton finished second behind Sylvia Cheeseman in the 220 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships.[3] After finished second behind Ann Johnson in the 220 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships,[4] she represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay and a bronze medal in the 220 yards at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[5][6]
Other achievements in 1954 included winning a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in Bern. In 1955, she finished second and third respectively in the sprints at the 1955 WAAA Championships.[7]
Hampton finished third behind June Paul in the 220 yards event at the 1956 WAAA Championships[8] and then broke the world record with a time of 56.4 when she won the 1958 WAAA Championships.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]She married the English Olympic silver medallist long-distance runner and coach Gordon Pirie on 24 September 1956 at Caxton Hall[11] and became Shirley Pirie. There were two daughters of the marriage, Joanne and Sara. The couple separated in 1978.
References
[edit]- ^ "Disley's Victory". Liverpool Daily Post. 16 September 1955. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Penge Gazette Friday 3 July 1953, page 6
- ^ "Dorothy Tyler changes style and shocks world champion". Sunday Express. 15 June 1952. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record". The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Girl of 19 beats world record". Sunday Express. 12 August 1956. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Tuesday 4 September 1956, page 6
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- 1935 births
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
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- 20th-century English sportswomen
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