Marjorie Larney
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1959 Chicago | Javelin throw |
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1959 Chicago | Discus throw |
Marjorie Lea Larney (born January 4, 1937, in
1952 Olympic Trials, by almost 3 meters (10 feet). She also won the National Championships in the discus throw in 1954 and was the first American in 1955.[3] She represented the Queens Mercurettes for most of her career. She won a silver medal in the javelin and a bronze medal in the discus at the 1959 Pan American Games. She had finished out of the medals at the 1955 Pan American Games
.
Larney later moved to
TAC National Championships in Springfield, Oregon in 1987.[4] Her discus record lasted until 1991, when it was improved by Vanessa Hilliard.[5]
References
- ^ Marjorie Larney at Sports Reference
- ^ "USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/09_1987.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/06_1991.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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