Mary Milne (athlete)
British athlete
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Mary Milne (1914-2014) married name Dumbrill, was a female athlete who competed for England.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 23 July 1914 London, England |
| Died | 23 June 2014 (aged 99) Streatham, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | high jump |
| Club | Mitcham AC |
Biography
Milne became the national high jump champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1932 WAAA Championships.[1] The following year she retained her WAAA title at the 1933 WAAA Championships.[2]
She competed for England in the high jump at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[3]
Milne won her third WAAA title at the 1935 WAAA Championships and was the highest British athlete on a further two occasions (in 1930 and 1934, the winners of those two championships being Carolina Gisolf of the Netherlands and Gretel Bergmann of Germany respectively.[4]
Personal life
Mary Milne married Leonard Dumbrill in 1935.
