Margaret Coomber

Margaret Coomber
née MacSherry
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1950-06-13) 13 June 1950 (age 76)
Dartford, Kent, England
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
ClubCambridge Harriers

Margaret Teresa Coomber (née MacSherry; born 13 June 1950) is a British retired middle-distance runner.

Biography

At the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, Coomber represented Great Britain in the women's 800 metres.

Coomber finished third behind Lesley Kiernan in the 800 metres event at the 1974 WAAA Championships.

Coomber competed for the Florida State Seminoles track and field team, where she led off the winning 4 × 880 yards relay team at the 1982 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Margaret Coomber Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Midland Girl Shocks Champion". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "1982 AIAW National Indoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). AIAW. Retrieved 23 January 2025.