Phyllis Bartholomew
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Representing  England
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1934 London | Long jump |
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. She was born in Reading, Berkshire. 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.[1] The couple later moved to Portugal, where Braz died in 1975 and Bartholomew died in January 2002 at the age of 87.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "FreeBMD Birth, Marriage and Death Records". FreeBMD. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Phyllis Bartholomew - LifeStory
External links
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