Shirley Hampton married name Shirley Pirie (born 5 September 1935),[1] is a female former athlete who competed for England.
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1935 | |||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
She originated from Orpington. Her father was Harold. She attended Woolwich Polytechnic.[2]
Athletics career edit
She represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay and a bronze medal in the 220 yards at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[3][4]
Other achievements include a bronze 1954 at the European Athletics Championships in Bern and English champion over 440 yards in 1958.
Personal life edit
She married the English Olympic silver medallist long-distance runner and coach (Douglas Alistair) Gordon Pirie (1931-1991) on 24 September 1956 at Caxton Hall[5] and became Shirley Pirie. There were two daughters of the marriage, Joanne and Sara. The couple separated in 1978.
References edit
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 16 September 1955, page 9
- ^ Penge Gazette Friday 3 July 1953, page 6
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Tuesday 4 September 1956, page 6
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