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

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]

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.[3]

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.[4][5][1]

In 1979, Stewart regained the 1500m WAAA title at the 1979 WAAA Championships.[6][7]

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.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mary Stewart at sports reference.com". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Athletic Results". Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1975. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ^ "a sporting nation". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stewart_(athlete)
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