Maureen Dorothy Tranter married name Maureen Taylor, (born 7 May 1947) is a British retired sprinter, who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Tranter finished second behind Janet Simpson in the 220 yards event at both the 1965 WAAA Championships[2] and 1966 WAAA Championships. She also finished second behind Daphne Slater in the 100 yards in 1966.[3]
Tranter represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[4][5]
Although she finished second behind Johanna Cornelissen at the 1967 WAAA Championships, she was the highest placed British athlete and therefore was classed as the national 220 yards champion.[6]
After another second place finish at the 1968 WAAA Championships behind Val Peat, she represented Great Britain in the women's 200 metres at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.[7]
Two years later she represented England in the 200 and 400 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[8][9]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maureen Tranter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Results". Sunday Express. 4 July 1965. Retrieved 28 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Edinburgh 1970 Team". Team England. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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