Anne Oliver

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Isobel Anne Edith Oliver [1]
Personal information
Born(1935-12-26)December 26, 1935
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Running
Event
 1500 meters

Anne Oliver (later Chapman) [1] was a British runner who held the world record in the mile in the era before recognition by the international body for the sport of athletics, the IAAF (now World Athletics).

Career

Oliver achieved the women's world record for the mile twice: [1]

Oliver was also a member of teams that achieved the women's world record for the 3x800 y relay: [1]

Note 1: The World Athletics (now World Athletics) did not recognise the mile for record purposes by women until 1967 (with the 1500 m).

Note 2: Due to the above, only the mark in the relay is considered ratified world records by World Athletics. The two other marks are considered unratified.

Oliver also won silver twice in the International Cross-Country Championships in 1954 and 1955. [2]

She was also seventh in the 800 m at the 1954 European Athletics Championships representing Great Britain, her more favoured event the 1500 m not being run. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 574.
  2. ↑ "Anne Oliver". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "800 Metres". World Athletics.
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