Marianne Dew

Marianne Dew
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born8 September 1938
Died16 September 2013 (aged 75)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprinting
ClubSelsonia Ladies AC
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
1958 Stockholm 4×100 m

Marianne Claire Dew married name Black (8 September 1938 – 16 September 2013), was an athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Dew won the 1958 Surrey and 1958 Southern 220 yards titles, and then finished third behind Heather Young in the 220 yards event at the 1958 WAAA Championships.[2][3]

Shortly afterwards she represented England[4] in the 220 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[5][6]

She won a silver medal at the 1958 European Athletics Championships.

Dew finished second behind Dorothy Hyman in the 220 yards event at the 1959 WAAA Championships.[7][8]

She married Alan Black of the Belgrave Harriers in early 1974.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Marianne Black (nee DEW) 1938 - 2013" (PDF). Surrey Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. ^ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Marion jumps into Games". Daily Mirror. 12 June 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 28 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Three girl athletes share six titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 5 July 1959. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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