Mary Stewart (runner)

Mary Stewart

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish/English)
Born	(1956-02-25) 25 February 1956 (age 69) Birmingham, England
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Birchfield Harriers
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton 1500m Representing   Great Britain European Athletics Indoor Championships 1977 San Sebastián 1500 m

Mary Stewart (Cotton), (born 25 February 1956 in Birmingham) ^[1] is a female retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Stewart was the 1973 Scottish champion and aged 18 at the time, represented the Scotland team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, participating in the 1500 metres event. ^[2] A member of the Birchfield Harriers, Stewart became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1975 WAAA Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

Stewart competed in the 1500 metres at the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, finishing in fourth place in her semi-final race and just failing to qualify for the final. ^[5]

Stewart won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1977 European Indoor Championship in San Sebastián and represented England and winning a gold medal in the 1,500 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ^{[6] [7] [1]}

In 1979, Stewart regained the 1500m WAAA title at the 1979 WAAA Championships. ^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

She is the younger sister of the Scottish athletes Ian Stewart and Peter Stewart, the family having moved from Musselburgh to Birmingham, England in 1948. ^[10]

References

1. "Mary Stewart at sports reference.com". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
2. "Details of the 89 competitors" . The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 23 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Athletic Results" . Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1975. Retrieved 8 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
6. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
8. "Athletics Results" . Sunday Express. 29 July 1979. Retrieved 14 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
10. "a sporting nation". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2013.