Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | (1940-07-03) 3 July 1940 (age 84) London, Great Britain |
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 100 metres |
Medal record |
Violet Madeleine Cobb (née Weston, born 3 July 1940) is a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Early life
She lived on Garratt Lane in Earlsfield in south London.
Career
She also represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 Yard Relay and a bronze medal in the 100 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Twelve years later (aged 30) she represented England again and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Madeleine Cobb Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- Norwood News Friday 22 June 1956, page 4
- The People Sunday 10 June 1956, page 14
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- British female sprinters
- English female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Olympic female sprinters
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- People from Earlsfield
- Athletes from the London Borough of Wandsworth
- 20th-century English sportswomen