Marjorie Bailey
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| Born | 21 November 1947 Lockeport, Nova Scotia , Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 x 100 m relay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marjorie Bailey (née Turner; born 21 November 1947) is a Canadian sprinter.
At the
4 x 100 metre relay, which placed fourth and set a Canadian and Commonwealth record of 43.17.[1]
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay.
She won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1975 Pan American Games, and finished fourth in the 200 metres.[1]
She finished fourth in the 200 metres, and sixth in the 100 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
She was a descendant of black Loyalists (escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin who, in the 1780s, fled to Canada from America).[2]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marjorie Bailey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (1 September 2009). "Discover Canada - Who We Are". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
- Canadian Olympians
- Marjorie Bailey at World Athletics
- Marjorie Bailey at Olympedia
- Marjorie Bailey at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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