Maria Blower

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Maria Blower
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Born (1964-08-21) 21 August 1964 (age 58)
Leicester, England

Maria Blower (born 21 August 1964) is a female retired English road racing cyclist. She competed in the road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing 29th, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th. [1]

She also represented England in the road race, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Maria Blower Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.