Marguerite Dockrell
Marguerite Dorothy Dockrell , later Mason (born March 10, 1912 in Dublin , Ireland ; died September 1983 in Weymorth , Dorset , United Kingdom ) was an Irish swimmer.
Career
Dockrell started at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 for the Irish team in 100-meter freestyle swimming . She was the only female athlete in Ireland at these Olympic Games , but there were four other starters in the art competitions that were also held .
In the first lap, Dockrell finished third behind the South African Kathleen Russell and the Hungarian Sarolta Stieber in a time of 1: 31.6 minutes . This performance was not enough to move into the semifinals.
Swimming ran in the family at Dockrell. Her uncle George Dockrell competed in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1908 Olympic Games in London , her brother Hayes Dockrell competed in Amsterdam as she did in 1928. He was part of the Irish water polo team there .
Web links
- Marguerite Dockrell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Marguerite Dockrell in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 29, 2016.
- ↑ The 1928 Irish Olympic Team in the Sports-Reference database , accessed April 29, 2016
- ↑ George Dockrell in the Sports-Reference database , accessed April 29, 2016
- ↑ Hayes Dockrell in the Sports-Reference database , accessed April 29, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dockrell, Marguerite |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mason, Marguerite (married name); Dockrell, Marguerite Dorothy (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1983 |
| Place of death | Weymorth , Dorset , United Kingdom |