Mary Symon (sprinter)

Symon was born in Huntly but moved to Glasgow aged 5 and was educated at the Bellahouston Academy.^[1] She was a member of the Bellahouston Harriers and was the 1957 Scottish 100 yards intermediate champion^[2] and Scottish junior champion.^[3]

Symon competed at the 1958 Scottish national championships at New Meadowbank, with the view to gaining a place at the forthcoming Empire Games.^[4]

She represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team^[5] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,^[6] participating in two events, the 100 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Moira Campbell, Isabel Bond and Doris Tyndall.^[7]