Shirley Hampton
Shirley Hampton married name Shirley Pirie (born 1935), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1935 | |||||||||||||||||
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Athletics career
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.[1][2]
Other achievements include a bronze 1954 at the European Athletics Championships in Bern and English champion over 440 yards in 1958.
Personal life
She married the English Olympic silver medallist long-distance runner and coach (Douglas Alistair) Gordon Pirie (1931-1991) in 1956 and became Shirley Pirie. There were two daughters of the marriage, Joanne and Sara. The couple separated in 1978.
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