Shirley Hampton

Shirley Hampton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1935-09-15) 15 September 1935 (age 91)[page needed]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprinting
ClubOrpington LAC
Phoenix AC
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1954 Bern200 m
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1954 Vancouver4x110 yards
Bronze medal – third place1954 Vancouver220 yards

Shirley Hampton married name Shirley Pirie (born 15 September 1935) is a former athlete who competed for England.

Early life

Hampton originated from Orpington. Her father was Harold and she attended Woolwich Polytechnic.[full citation needed]

Athletics career

Hampton finished second behind Sylvia Cheeseman in the 220 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships.[page needed] After finished second behind Ann Johnson in the 220 yards event at the 1952 WAAA Championships, she represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay and a bronze medal in the 220 yards at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.

Other achievements in 1954 included winning a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in Bern. In 1955, she finished second and third respectively in the sprints at the 1955 WAAA Championships.[page needed]

Hampton finished third behind June Paul in the 220 yards event at the 1956 WAAA Championships[page needed] and then broke the world record with a time of 56.4 when she won the 1958 WAAA Championships.[page needed]

Personal life

She married the English Olympic silver medallist long-distance runner and coach Gordon Pirie on 24 September 1956 at Caxton Hall[full citation needed] and became Shirley Pirie. There were two daughters of the marriage, Joanne and Sara. The couple separated in 1978.

References

  1. ↑ "Disley's Victory". Liverpool Daily Post. 16 September 1955. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Penge Gazette. 3 July 1953. p. 6. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Dorothy Tyler changes style and shocks world champion". Sunday Express. 15 June 1952. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "England pick strong team for Empire Games". Halifax Evening Courier. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ↑ "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record". The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Girl of 19 beats world record". Sunday Express. 12 August 1956. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Edinburgh Evening News. 4 September 1956. p. 6. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)