Phyllis Bartholomew
English long jumper (1914–2002)
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Phyllis Bartholomew (19 April 1914 – 26 January 2002) was an English track and field athlete who competed in the long jump event during her career.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1914 Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 2002 (aged 87) Portugal | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Reading AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Bartholomew born in Reading, Berkshire, finished second behind Muriel Cornell in the long jump event at the 1930 WAAA Championships.[1] Two years later, she became the national long jump champion after winning the WAAA Championships title at the 1932 WAAA Championships[2] and subsequently retained the title at the 1933 WAAA Championships[3] and the 1934 WAAA Championships.[4][5][6]
She won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1934 British Empire Games, and set her personal best (5.69 metres) on 9 July 1932 at a meet in London. She married Manuel Braz in Reading in 1937.[7] The couple later moved to Portugal, where Braz died in 1975 and Bartholomew died in January 2002 at the age of 87.[8]
