Violet Pierceu

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Violet Pierceu or Violet Stewart Louisa Piercy (born December 24, 1889 in Croydon , † April 1972 in London ) was a British athlete. On October 5, 1926, she was the first woman to run the modern marathon route (42.195 km) from Windsor to London ( Polytechnic Marathon ), for which she needed a time of 3:40 hours. At the Olympic Games in 1924 , the winner Albin Stenroos needed 2: 41: 22.6 hours.

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  1. ↑ Violet Piercy Marathon runner and Notable Woman of Lavender Hill. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Chroniknet.de.
  3. ^ In 1926 , excerpt from Google Booksearch.
personal data
SURNAME Pierceu, Violet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Piercy, Violet Stewart Louisa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH London Borough of Croydon
DATE OF DEATH April 1972
Place of death London