Mary Sears
Mary Sears 
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| Surname: | Mary Jane Sears | |||||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Swimming style (s) : | Butterfly swimming , breaststroke | |||||||||||||||
| Society: | Walter Reed Swim Club, Washington | |||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | May 10, 1939 (age 81) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Portsmouth | |||||||||||||||
| Size: | 172 | |||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 59 | |||||||||||||||
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Mary Jane Sears (born May 10, 1939 in Portsmouth , Virginia ) is a former American swimmer and 1956 Olympic bronze medalist .
Sears took part in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne . In the 100 meter butterfly competition she won the bronze medal behind Shelley Mann and Nancy Ramey . In the competition over 200 meters chest she took 7th place.
In 1955, she won a gold medal (4 × 100 m individual medley, together with Coralie O'Connor, Betty Brey and Wanda Werner) and a silver medal (200 m chest) at the Pan American Games in Mexico City .
Her nephew is the actor Teddy Sears (* 1977).
Web links
- Mary Sears in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Mary Sears , les-sports.info
- Mary Sears , olympic.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 100 meters Butterfly , sports-reference.com
- ↑ Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 200 meters Breaststroke , sports-reference.com
- ^ Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving , gbrathletics.com
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| SURNAME | Sears, Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sears, Mary Jane (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portsmouth , Virginia |