| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1932 Croydon, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Croydon Harriers | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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.
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