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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1935 [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Orpington LAC | |||||||||||||||||
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Shirley Hampton married name Shirley Pirie (born 15 September 1935) is a former athlete who competed for England.
Hampton originated from Orpington. Her father was Harold and she attended Woolwich Polytechnic. [2]
Hampton finished second behind Sylvia Cheeseman in the 220 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships. [3] After finished second behind Ann Johnson in the 220 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships, [4] she represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay and a bronze medal in the 220 yards at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. [5] [6]
Other achievements in 1954 included winning a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in Bern. In 1955, she finished second and third respectively in the sprints at the 1955 WAAA Championships. [7]
Hampton finished third behind June Paul in the 220 yards event at the 1956 WAAA Championships [8] and then broke the world record with a time of 56.4 when she won the 1958 WAAA Championships. [9] [10]
She married the English Olympic silver medallist long-distance runner and coach Gordon Pirie on 24 September 1956 at Caxton Hall [11] and became Shirley Pirie. There were two daughters of the marriage, Joanne and Sara. The couple separated in 1978.
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