Mary Holloway

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Mary Holloway
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1917-08-20)20 August 1917 [1]
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ClubMitcham AC

Mary Holloway (born 20 August 1917) was an athlete who competed for England at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Biography

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "1939 England and Wales Register". Ancestry. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Miss Gladys Lunn's Triple Success" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 August 1937. Retrieved 24 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Women's A.A.A. Titles" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 24 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2025.


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