| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 23 July 1914 London |
| Died | 23 June 2014 (aged 99) Streatham |
Mary Milne (1914-2014) married name Dumbrill, was a female athlete who competed for England.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | England |
| Born | 23 July 1914 London |
| Died | 23 June 2014 (aged 99) Streatham |
Mary Milne (1914-2014) married name Dumbrill, was a female athlete who competed for England.
She competed for England in the high jump at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [1]
Milne was a three times AAA outdoor champion [2] (in 1932, 1933 and 1935) and the highest British athlete on a further two occasions (in 1930 and 1934, the winners of those two championships being Carolina Gisolf of the Netherlands and Margaret Bergmann of Germany respectively).
Mary Milne married Leonard Dumbrill in 1935.
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