Mary Tracey-Purcell
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1949 Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Guinness AC Crusaders AC | ||||||||||||||
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Mary Purcell née Tracey (born 22 May 1949) is an Irish middle-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1].
Biography
[edit]Tracey won the British WAAA Championships title in the 800 metres event at the 1972 WAAA Championships.[2] Shortly afterwards at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, she represented Ireland in the women's 800 metres competition.[3] Tracey retained the British WAAA title at the 1973 WAAA Championships.[4]
Tracey married and took her married name Purcell thereafter and finished second to Lesley Kiernan at the 1974 WAAA Championships before winning the 3000 metres title at the 1975 WAAA Championships and 1976 WAAA Championships.[5]
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, purcell represented Ireland in the women's 800 metres.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Tracey-Purcell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Women's AAA Champions". Sunday Mirror. 9 July 1972. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Mary Tracey-Purcell at World Athletics
- Mary Tracey-Purcell at Olympedia
- Mary Tracey-Purcell at Olympics.com
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