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Shirley Hampton married name Shirley Pirie (born 5 September 1935), [1] is a female former athlete who competed for England.
She originated from Orpington. Her father was Harold. She attended Woolwich Polytechnic. [2]
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. [3] [4]
Other achievements include a bronze 1954 at the European Athletics Championships in Bern and English champion over 440 yards in 1958.
She married the English Olympic silver medallist long-distance runner and coach (Douglas Alistair) Gordon Pirie (1931-1991) on 24 September 1956 at Caxton Hall [5] and became Shirley Pirie. There were two daughters of the marriage, Joanne and Sara. The couple separated in 1978.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 16 September 1955, page 9
- ^ Penge Gazette Friday 3 July 1953, page 6
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Tuesday 4 September 1956, page 6
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- 1935 births
- English female sprinters
- British female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Living people
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- British sportspeople stubs
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| Nationality |
England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1935 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shirley Hampton married name Shirley Pirie (born 5 September 1935), [1] is a female former athlete who competed for England.
She originated from Orpington. Her father was Harold. She attended Woolwich Polytechnic. [2]
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. [3] [4]
Other achievements include a bronze 1954 at the European Athletics Championships in Bern and English champion over 440 yards in 1958.
She married the English Olympic silver medallist long-distance runner and coach (Douglas Alistair) Gordon Pirie (1931-1991) on 24 September 1956 at Caxton Hall [5] and became Shirley Pirie. There were two daughters of the marriage, Joanne and Sara. The couple separated in 1978.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 16 September 1955, page 9
- ^ Penge Gazette Friday 3 July 1953, page 6
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Tuesday 4 September 1956, page 6
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| This biographical article relating to a United Kingdom sportsperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1935 births
- English female sprinters
- British female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Living people
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- British sportspeople stubs