Mary Andray Berkeley (married name Berkeley-Agyepong; born 3 October 1965) is an English retired

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er who represented

Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern hal ...

Biography

Berkeley finished third behind

Joyce Oladapo Joyce Elena Oladapo (married name ''Hepher;'' born 11 February 1964) is an English retired long jumper. Biography Oladapo, born in London, finished second behind Australian Robyn Lorraway in the long jump event at the 1983 WAAA Championships ...

in the long jump event at the

1985 WAAA Championships The 1985 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham for the first time since switching from ...

. Berkeley British long jump champion after winning the British

WAAA Championships The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime. Since 1880, the Amateur Athl ...

title at the

and shortly afterwards represented

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at the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...

in Edinburgh, winning a silver medal. Berkely retained her WAAA title at the

1987 WAAA Championships The 1987 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, from 24 to 25 July 1987. The Champio ...

. She represented

England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games England competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, between 24 January and 3 February 1990. England finished second in the medal table. Medal table (top three) The athletes that competed are listed below. Athletics ...

. Her personal best jump was , achieved in June 1989 in

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. She married Francis Agyepong (a former triple jumper) and became Mary Berkeley-Agyepong.Mary Berkeley
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-06-19.

International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berkeley, Mary 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Thornton Heath Athletes from the London Borough of Croydon British female long jumpers English female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics