Shirley Anne Burgess (born about 1934) was a female athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Burgess finished second behind

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in the 100 yards event at the

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. Burgess represented

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and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 Yard Relay at the

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, Canada and also competed in the 100 and 220 yards. She also represented Woolwich Polytechnic. Burgess was trained by

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and effectively had her career interrupted by appendicitis.

References

1934 births English female sprinters British female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Living people Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{UK-sport-bio-stub