Mary Rand
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Mary Denise Rand, MBE (née Bignal; born 10 February 1940) is a British former track and field athlete. She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. She remains the only British female athlete to win three medals in a single Games.
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Birth name | Mary Denise Bignal |
Born | (1940-02-10) 10 February 1940 (age 84) Wells, Somerset, England |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
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Sport | Sprint |
Club | London Olympiades |
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