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Dorothy Nelson Neal
OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
(1908–1982) was influential in the early days of women's athletics in Great Britain. Neal was a high-ranking member of
Birchfield Harriers Birchfield Harriers is an sport of athletics, athletics club, founded in 1877. Its home is at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, England. As well as welcoming recreational runners they cater for all levels of experience up to and including Olympi ...
athletics club for 53 years, and is recognised as one of the main and most respected characters in the club's history. left, Birchfield Harriers Ladies training at Perry Barr in 1929 She competed as an athlete before taking up coaching and is recognised as the first female to coach a female athlete to a World Record, having been the coach of
Diane Leather Diane Susan Leather Charles née Leather (7 January 19335 September 2018) was an English athlete who was the Mile run world record progression#Women, first woman to run a sub-5-minute mile. Inspired to take up running aged 19 after watching t ...
when she became the first women to run the mile in under five minutes. Neal was an official at the
1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...
in London. She was awarded the OBE for services to athletics, and a stand at
Alexander Stadium Alexander Stadium is an athletics stadium in Perry Barr, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is the largest athletics stadium in the United Kingdom. The stadium has four stands with a total seated capacity of 18,000. The stadium site has four build ...
is named after her.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Neal, Doris Nelson 1908 births 1982 deaths British athletics coaches British referees and umpires Officers of the Order of the British Empire