Mary "Beth" Palmer (August 14, 1952 – October 2, 2019) was an American

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

player from

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. She was an attorney. At the time of her death, she was 11th in the World Bridge Federation women's rankings by PPs (which do not age off) and 15th by MPs."Women World Grand Masters"
. WBF. Retrieved 2019-10-02 At the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing, December 2011, Palmer and

Lynn Deas Lynn Davis Deas (June 16, 1952 – May 10, 2020) was a professional American bridge player. At the time of her death, she was second in the World Bridge Federation (WBF) All time Women Ranking by Placement Points, which do not decay over time. D ...

won the "Pairs Women" gold medal. Not a world championship meet, the SportAccord WMG invited 24 women from Great Britain, France, China, and the U.S. to compete in three small tournaments as four national teams, twelve pairs, and 24 individuals. The six U.S. women also won the Teams gold medal.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

(6) ** Venice Cup (2) 1987,1989 **

McConnell Cup McConnell Cup is a team event for women held every four years as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. The event was inaugurated in 1994 and is named in honor of Ruth McConnell, former treasurer for the World Bridge Federation (WBF) and fo ...

(1) 2002 **

World Bridge Games The World Bridge Games are held quadrennially. The first two events were held in 2008 and 2012, in Beijing and Lille respectively, as part of the World Mind Sports Games (WMSG), and superseding the World Team Olympiad, which had been held every fou ...

(1) 2016 ** World Mixed Teams (1) 2018 ** Womens Pairs (1) 2010 *

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

(29) **

Rockwell Mixed Pairs The Rockwell Mixed Pairs is a national bridge championship held regularly at the Spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Rockwell Trophy, donated by Helen Rockwell in 1946, is presented to the w ...

(1) 1985 **

Smith Life Master Women's Pairs The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs North American bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, tw ...

(2) 1983, 1985 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (5) 1987, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2012 **

Wagar Women's Knockout Teams The Wagar Women's Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Wagar Women's Knockout Teams is a knock-out team event. The event is restric ...

(8) 1985, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013 ** Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (5) 1992, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016 ** Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2017 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1982, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2006

Runners-up

(5) ** Venice Cup (3) 2009,2015 (silver) 1997 (bronze) ** Womens Pairs (1) 1982 (silver) 1994 (bronze) *

(11) **

(1) 1989 ** Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2014 **

Grand National Teams The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...

(1) 2011 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 2008, 2013 **

(3) 1986, 1992, 1994 ** Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1991, 2001 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1981

References

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PALMER Mary
athlete information at the 1st SportAccord World Mind Games (2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Beth 1952 births 2019 deaths American contract bridge players People from Silver Spring, Maryland Place of birth missing Venice Cup players 20th-century American lawyers