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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Mary Tracey-Purcell (born 22 May 1949) is an Irish middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Ireland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 44 competitors, 41 men and 3 women, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.
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Mary Terstegge Meagher Plant is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder. In 1981 she bettered her own existing world records in the 100-meter butterfly (57.93) and 200-meter butterfly (2:05.96). These times would stand as the respective world records for 18 and 19 years, respectively, and are considered to be among the greatest sports performances ever.
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Karin Tracey van Wirdum is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She won the gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and in the 50-metre freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
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Tracey Danielle McFarlane, later known by her married name Tracey Mirande, is a former competition swimmer who represented both Canada and the United States in international championships. She competed primarily in breaststroke events.
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Edward Louis Parnell was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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Tracey Ann Atkin is a female retired British swimmer. Atkin competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 400 metres medley title in 1988.
Tracey Ann Barnes is a Jamaican sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Edward Tracey is an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he defeated Errol West of Jamaica, before losing to Antonio Roldán of Mexico.
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