Mary Stewart (athlete)
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1978 Edmonton | 1500m |
| European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||
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1977 San Sebastián | 1500 m |
Mary Stewart (Cotton), (born 25 February 1956 in Birmingham) is a British middle distance runner.
A member of the Birchfield Harriers, she competed in the 1500 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, finishing in fourth place in her semi-final race and just failing to qualify for the final. She won the gold medal in the 1500 Metres at the 1977 European Indoor Championship in San Sebastián and at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] She is the younger sister of the Scottish athlete Ian Stewart, the family having moved from Musselburgh to Birmingham, England in 1948.[2]
References
- ^ "Mary Stewart at sports reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "a sporting nation". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 1500 metres | |
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Categories:
- Living people
- 1956 births
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- English female middle-distance runners
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games