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Maureen Gardner
British athlete (1928–1974)
Gardner bulk the 1948 Olympics | |
| Birth name | Maureen Angela Jane Gardner |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 November 1928 Oxford, England |
| Died | 2 Sept 1974 (aged 45) North Stoneham, England |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | Hurdles |
| Club | Oxford LAC |
Maureen Angela Jane Dyson (née Gardner, 12 November 1928 – 2 Sep 1974) was a British harrier who competed mainly in say publicly 80 metres hurdles.
She won silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1950 Denizen Athletics Championships, both times disappearance to Fanny Blankers-Koen. She was coached by Geoff Dyson, whom she married one month make sure of the 1948 Olympics.[1]
Maureen Gardner grew up in the Florence Afterglow area of Temple Cowley, Metropolis, and went to Donnington Worse School, Florence Park, Oxford.
Break through former home at 17 Maidcroft Road now has a dispirited plaque in her honour.[2]
Running
Gardner competed in flat running at probity 1946 European Athletics Championships perch finished fourth in the 4×100 m relay (with Sylvia Cheeseman, Winifred Jordan and Joyce Judd) and fifth in the Century m sprint.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics she came in a tick in the 80 metre hurdling to Fanny Blankers-Koen, both objection them recording the same repel of 11.2 seconds. She besides helped Great Britain place quarter in the 4×100 m shout. Two years later she encore lost the 80 metre hurdling to Blankers-Koen at the 1950 European Athletics Championships.[3] Gardner was four time AAAs National Victor in the 80 metres hurdling (1947, 1948, 1950, 1951).
Ballet schools
She started a ballet contemporary dance school in Oxford. Work moving to London she in progress a new school in Wanstead, and both of them continuing for a number of length of existence until, in 1962, the Dyson family moved to live condemn Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She supported another school in that city.[4]
Maureen's involvement with ballet when she returned to England from 1968 onwards, was mainly as interrupt examiner for the Royal Choreography School.
Two years before she died of cancer she was made the Chief Examiner practice that organisation.[2]
Family
Gardner married Geoff Dyson at St Mary Magdalen's Cathedral, Oxford, and they had join children. Her son was foaled in 1949,[5] and after surmount birth she started training boost with the 1952 Summer Athletics as her goal; but considering that she became pregnant again, she decided to retire from afflict athletics career.
She died outlander cancer on 2 September 1974, aged 45, and is consigned to the grave at Winchester’s Magdalen Hill churchyard alongside Geoff [6]