Mary Stewart (athlete)

Mary Stewart (Cotton), (born 25 February 1956 in Birmingham)^[1] is a female retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Mary Stewart

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	25 February 1956 Birmingham, England
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Birchfield Harriers
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton 1500m European Athletics Indoor Championships 1977 San Sebastián 1500 m

Biography

A member of the Birchfield Harriers, Stewart became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1975 WAAA Championships.^[2][3]

Stewart competed in the 1500 metres at the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, finishing in fourth place in her semi-final race and just failing to qualify for the final.^[4]

Stewart won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1977 European Indoor Championship in San Sebastián and represented England and winning a gold medal in the 1,500 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[5][6][1]

In 1979, Stewart regained the 1500m WAAA title at the 1979 WAAA Championships.^[7][8]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of the Scottish athletes Ian Stewart and Peter Stewart, the family having moved from Musselburgh to Birmingham, England in 1948.^[9]