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Iris Mouzer

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Iris Mouzer
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born24 July 1937
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubBirchfield Harriers

Iris Jane Mouzer (born 1937), is a female former athlete who competed for England.[1]

Biography

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Mouzer finished third behind Suzanne Allday in the shot put event at the 1958 WAAA Championships[2] and improved to second behind Allday at the 1960 WAAA Championships and 1961 WAAA Championships.[3][4]

Shortly afterwards she represented England in the shot put at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[5][6] She was a post office worker at the time of the Games.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Three Midland Girls in Empire Games team". Birmingham Daily Post. 11 June 1958. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.