Moyra Hiscox

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Moyra Hiscox
Personal information
Born (1937-04-21) 21 April 1937 (age 88)
Brentford, London, England
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Athletics
Club Spartan Ladies
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1958 Stockholm 400 m

Moyra "Molly" Eileen Hiscox (born 27 April 1937) is a British former middle distance runner who was a member of the Spartan Ladies club.

Biography

Hiscox finished second behind Heather Young in the 220 yards event at the 1957 WAAA Championships. [1] [2] [3]

Hiscox broke the world record in 440 yards in an invitation race at the White City Stadium, London, on 2 August 1958. [4]

Hiscox competed for England in the 1958 Commonwealth Games finishing fourth in the 220 yards semi final. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Schoolgirls Jolt Olympic Jump Star" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 7 July 1957. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Molly Hiscox - Hall of Fame Athletes". United Kingdom Athletics. 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Moyra Eileen Hiscox - Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.


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