Margaret Cox (athlete)
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Margaret Joan Cox (6 August 1914 – 9 August 2004)[1] was an English track and field athlete who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1914 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 2004 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Cox studied at the University of Birmingham and was a member of the Birchfield Harriers.[2]
Cox was the winner of the javelin at the 1933 International University Games – the only non-Italian woman to win at the competition,[3] in front of the dictator Mussolini.[citation needed]
She represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[4] in London, where she competed in the javelin throw event and winning a bronze medal.[5]
Consequently she formed part of an English medal sweep with Gladys Lunn and Edith Halstead.[6]
