Mary Lines

Mary Lines
Lines at the 1921 Women's Olympics
nation	United Kingdom
birthday	December 3, 1893
place of birth	London, England
job	Waitress
date of death	December 1978
Place of death	Worthing, England
Career
discipline	Long jump sprint

Mary Lines (later Smith born December 3, 1893 in London , United Kingdom , † December 1978 in Worthing ) was a British athlete . At the Women's Olympics in 1921, the Women's Olympics in 1922 and the World Women's Games in 1922, she competed in the long jump and in the 60 m and 800 m run and won nine gold, two silver and one bronze medal. In 1924 she took part in the 1924 Women's Olympics and won gold medals in the 100-yard run and long jump. In 1922 she took part in the Women's Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the 4 × 110-yard relay (with Lines as the first runner, Nora Callebout, Daisy Leach and Gwendoline Porter ), setting a new world record. In 1923 she took part in the first WAAA championships and became British champion both in running over 100 yards, 440 yards and hurdles and in the long jump.

Lines studied at Regent Street Polytechnic and worked as a waitress. She retired from competitions in 1924 and married Mr. Smith, who died in 1946. In 1971 she and her two unmarried sisters moved from London to Worthing . She died in a traffic accident in 1978 at the age of 85. She hurried to drop her Christmas mail and ran into a van.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Women athletes between the world wars (act. 1919–1939). Retrieved July 13, 2020 .