Shirley Cawley (born 26 April 1932) is a British former athlete who won the bronze medal in the long jump at the

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held in

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, Finland.

Biography

Cawley was born in

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and ran for the

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. Cawley finished second behind Dorothy Tyler in the long jump event at the 1951 WAAA Championships but became national long jump champion after winning the British

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title at the 1952 WAAA Championships. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Cawley represented

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and finished in the long jump competition, winning a bronze medal. She married John R. Berry in 1958.

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* 1932 births Living people English female long jumpers British female long jumpers Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century English sportswomen {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub