Rosemary Morgan
Appearance
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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | 25 August 1941 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | javelin | ||||||||||||||
Club | Ilford AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rosemary M Morgan (born 1941) is a former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
[edit]Morgan finished second behind Sue Platt in the javelin event at the 1961 WAAA Championships[1] and the 1962 WAAA Championships.[2][3][4]
Later in 1962, she represented England and won a silver medal in the javelin at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5][6]
She was a member of the Ilford Athletic Club and returned to form in 1967 when she finished second behind Sue Platt in the javelin event at the 1967 WAAA Championships.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 22 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Golden girls serve up a record rush". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 23 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Board may forgive Anne". Sunday Express. 2 July 1967. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- English female javelin throwers
- British female javelin throwers
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Living people
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportswomen
- English athletics biography stubs