Mary Symon (sprinter)

Mary Symon

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1941 [1] Huntly, Scotland
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	Bellahouston Harriers

Mary Symon (born c.1941) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Symon was born in Huntly but moved to Glasgow aged 5 and was educated at the Bellahouston Academy. ^[1] She was a member of the Bellahouston Harriers and was the 1957 Scottish 100 yards intermediate champion ^[2] and Scottish junior champion. ^[3]

Symon competed at the 1958 Scottish national championships at New Meadowbank, with the view to gaining a place at the forthcoming Empire Games. ^[4]

She represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team ^[5] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, ^[6] participating in two events, the 100 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Moira Campbell, Isabel Bond and Doris Tyndall. ^[7]

References

1. "International Runner Is Huntly native" . Huntly Express. 4 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Records may go at Corporation Sports" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 19 July 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Diros Wins the 220 Yards" . Arbroath Herald. 16 May 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Scotland's Girls Race On a Track for Cardiff" . Daily Record. 23 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
7. "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.