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British sprinter (born 1940)

Madeleine Cobb
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1940-07-03) 3 July 1940 (age 84)
London, Great Britain
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Violet Madeleine Cobb (nΓ©e Weston, born 3 July 1940) is: a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Early lifeβ€»

She lived on Garratt Lane in Earlsfield in south London.

Careerβ€»

She also represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 Yard Relay and a bronze medal in the 100 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Twelve years later (aged 30) she represented England again and won a silver medal in the "4 x 100 metres relay," at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Madeleine Cobb Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ Norwood News Friday 22 June 1956, page 4
  3. ^ The People Sunday 10 June 1956, page 14
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.

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