Violet Olney

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Violet Olney
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born22 May 1911
Southwark, England
Died3 January 1999 (aged 87)
Addlestone, England
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
ClubCivil Service WAC
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 4x100 metre relay

Violet Rose Olney (later Parish; 22 May 1911 – 3 January 1999)[1] was an English athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

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Olney from Southwark, London,[3] who mainly competed in the 100 metres.

Olney finished second behind Eileen Hiscock in the 200 metres event at the 1933 WAAA Championships.[4][5]

After finishing third behind Barbara Burke in the 200 metres event at the 1936 WAAA Championships,[6][7] Olney competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where she won the silver medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres with her teammates Eileen Hiscock, Audrey Brown and Barbara Burke.[2]

References

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