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Mary Rand

British track and field athlete and Olympic champion (1940-2026)

Details

Instance of: human
Born: 10 February 1940
Died: 27 March 2026, 26 March 2026
Place of birth: Wells
Place of death: Reno
Sex or gender: female
Given name: Mary, Denise
Family name: Bignal, Rand
Spouse: Sidney Rand, Bill Toomey
Occupation: athletics competitor
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States
Awards: Member of the Order of the British Empire, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
birth name: Mary Denise Bignal
country for sport: United Kingdom
educated at: Millfield
height: 1.73 m
languages spoken, written or signed: English
mass: 61
name in native language: Mary Rand
participant in: 1964 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics
record held: Women's long jump world record progression
sport: athletics
sports discipline competed in: long jump