athletics competitor
Mary Rand.
British track and field athlete and Olympic champion (1940-2026)
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About Mary Rand
Mary Denise Rand was an English athlete who excelled at jumping, hurdles and the pentathlon. She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics. Until 2024, Rand was the only British female athlete to win three medals in a single Olympics.
Everything about Mary Rand →- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United States
- Born
- February 10, 1940
- Died
- March 27, 2026, March 26, 2026