Shirley Cawley

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Shirley Cawley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1932-04-26) 26 April 1932 (age 93)
Croydon, England
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventlong jump
ClubCroydon Harriers
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Women's Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1952 Helsinki Long jump

Shirley Cawley (born 26 April 1932) is a British former athlete who won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. [1]

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Biography

Cawley was born in Croydon and ran for the Croydon Harriers. [2]

Cawley finished second behind Dorothy Tyler in the long jump event at the 1951 WAAA Championships [3] [4] [5] but became national long jump champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1952 WAAA Championships. [6] [7]

At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Cawley represented Great Britain and finished in the long jump competition, winning a bronze medal. [2]

She married John R. Berry in 1958.

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "High Jump record is Britain's again" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 July 1951. Retrieved 15 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Its a World Record" . The People. 8 July 1951. Retrieved 15 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dorothy Tyler changes style and shocks world champion" . Sunday Express. 15 June 1952. Retrieved 15 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.


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