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Violet Olney

Violet Olney
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born22 May 1911
Southwark, England
Died3 January 1999 (aged 87)
Addlestone, England
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
ClubCivil Service WAC
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 4x100 metre relay

Violet Rose Olney (later Parish; 22 May 1911 – 3 January 1999)[1] was an English athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

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Olney from Southwark, London,[3] who mainly competed in the 100 metres.

Olney finished second behind Eileen Hiscock in the 200 metres event at the 1933 WAAA Championships.[4][5]

After finishing third behind Barbara Burke in the 200 metres event at the 1936 WAAA Championships,[6][7] Olney competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where she won the silver medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres with her teammates Eileen Hiscock, Audrey Brown and Barbara Burke.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Violet Olney at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Violet R Olney; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1911; District: Southwark; Volume: 1d; Page: 54
  4. ^ "Records go by the board". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1933. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Women Champions". The Scotsman. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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