Mary Glen-Haig
Mary Glen-Haig | |||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Mary Alison Glen-Haig | ||||||||||||||||||
nation | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
birthday | July 12, 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | London , UK | ||||||||||||||||||
size | 164 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
job | Medicin | ||||||||||||||||||
date of death | 15th November 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | foil | ||||||||||||||||||
society | Polytechnic Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Alison Glen-Haig (* July 12, 1918 in London as Mary Alison James , † November 15, 2014 ) was a British foil fencer .
successes
At the Olympic Games in 1948 , Glen Haig finished eighth in the foil singles. In 1950, Glen-Haig won bronze at the World Championships in Monte Carlo with the foil team, in the individual she was fourth. In the Olympic Games in 1952 , 1956 and 1960 she also took part, but did not take any rank.
Sports official
From 1946 to 1973, Mary Glen-Haig was President of the British Ladies Amateur Fencing Union . In 1982 she was elected to the International Olympic Committee , she was only the third woman on the committee.
Web links
- Mary Glen-Haig in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- History of the fencing world championships (women's foil) from sport-komplett.de
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SURNAME | Glen-Haig, Mary |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glen-Haig, Mary Alison; James, Mary Alison (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British foil fencer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
DATE OF DEATH | 15th November 2014 |