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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1911 Southwark, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1999 (aged 87) Addlestone, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Civil Service WAC | ||||||||||||||
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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
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.45
After finishing third behind Barbara Burke in the 200 metres event at the 1936 WAAA Championships,67 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
References
- Violet Olney at Olympedia
- "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Violet R Olney; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1911; District: Southwark; Volume: 1d; Page: 54
- "Records go by the board". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1933. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- "Women Champions". The Scotsman. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2025.