Gloria Dourass

Dourass was born and raised in Birmingham but qualified for Wales through her Welsh mother.^[2] Dourass was a member of the Small Heath Harriers in Birmingham^[3] and in 1966 was living in Westlands Road, Moseley^[4] and worked as a bank manager's secretary.^[1]

She won the 400 metres title at the 1966 AAA Indoor Championships^[5] and after winning the Midland Championships in May 1966, Dourass was short listed for the Commonwealth Games.^[6]

She represented the 1966 Welsh team^[7] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in four events;^[8] the 100 yards, the 220 yards, the 440 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Thelwyn Appleby, Liz Gill and Liz Parsons.

She went to a second Commonwealth Games, representing the 1970 Welsh team^[9] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[10]