Maureen Dorothy Tranter married name Maureen Taylor, (born 7 May 1947) is a British retired sprinter, who competed at the

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Biography

Tranter finished second behind Janet Simpson in the 220 yards event at both the

1965 WAAA Championships The 1965 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 3 July 1965. Results + Held on 8 May at Parliament Hill See also *1965 ...

and 1966 WAAA Championships. She also finished second behind Daphne Slater in the 100 yards in 1966. Tranter represented

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and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay, at the

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonweal ...

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, Jamaica. Although she finished second behind Johanna Cornelissen at the 1967 WAAA Championships, she was the highest placed British athlete and therefore was classed as the national 220 yards champion. After another second place finish at the

1968 WAAA Championships The 1968 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 19 to 20 July 1968. The 3,000 metres event was held for ...

behind Val Peat, she represented

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in the women's 200 metres at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Two years later she represented

in the 200 and 400 metres at the

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, Scotland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tranter, Maureen 1947 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics British female sprinters English female sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Bilston 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics