Violet Olney
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1911 Southwark, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1999 (aged 87) Addlestone, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Civil Service WAC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Violet Rose Olney (later Parish; 22 May 1911 – 3 January 1999)[1] was an English athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
[edit]Olney from Southwark, London,[3] who mainly competed in the 100 metres.
Olney finished second behind Eileen Hiscock in the 200 metres event at the 1933 WAAA Championships.[4][5]
After finishing third behind Barbara Burke in the 200 metres event at the 1936 WAAA Championships,[6][7] Olney competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where she won the silver medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres with her teammates Eileen Hiscock, Audrey Brown and Barbara Burke.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Violet Olney at Olympedia
- 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Violet R Olney; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1911; District: Southwark; Volume: 1d; Page: 54
- ↑ "Records go by the board". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1933. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "Women Champions". The Scotsman. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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