Phyllis Bartholomew

Phyllis Bartholomew

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	19 April 1914 Reading, Berkshire, England
Died	January 2002 (aged 87) Portugal
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long jump
Club	Reading AC
Medal record Women's athletics Representing England British Empire Games 1934 London Long jump

Phyllis Bartholomew (19 April 1914 – 26 January 2002) was an English track and field athlete who competed in the long jump event during her career.

Biography

Bartholomew born in Reading, Berkshire, finished second behind Muriel Cornell in the long jump event at the 1930 WAAA Championships. Two years later, she became the national long jump champion after winning the WAAA Championships title at the 1932 WAAA Championships and subsequently retained the title at the 1933 WAAA Championships and the 1934 WAAA Championships.

She won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1934 British Empire Games, and set her personal best (5.69 metres) on 9 July 1932 at a meet in London. She married Manuel Braz in Reading in 1937. The couple later moved to Portugal, where Braz died in 1975 and Bartholomew died in January 2002 at the age of 87.

External links

• trackfield.brinkster