Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86

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BBC News - Top Stories 1 week ago • bbc.com

British Olympic champion Rand dies aged 86

British Olympic champion Rand dies aged 86Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mary Rand secured the first track and field gold by a British female athlete at the Olympic GamesByAdwaidh RajanBBC Sport journalistPubli…

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The Guardian - UK 1 week ago • theguardian.com

Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86

Rand won gold, silver and bronze medals at Tokyo 1964Mary Peters pays tribute to ‘most gifted athlete ever’Mary Rand, the British track and field athlete who blazed a trail for women by winning three Olympic medals at th…

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