Marjorie Okell
Marjorie Francis Okell, later Harris (1 April 1908 – 3 October 2009) was an international track and field athlete from Great Britain. Her main event was the high jump in which she placed 6th at the 1934 Empire Games.[1] She was also British Athletics Champion in high jump in 1929 and 1931.[2] Her personal best was 1.57 metres (5 ft 1+3⁄4 in) in 1931.[1] She later became a life-president of the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (of Great Britain),[1] dying in 2009 aged 101 years.
References[]
- ^ a b c Matthews P. and Watman M. Athletics International Vol. 17 - October 13, 2009.
- ^ BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 2009 deaths
- British female high jumpers
- English female high jumpers
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
- English centenarians
- Women centenarians
- English athletics biography stubs