Mary Berkeley

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Mary Berkeley
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1965-10-03) 3 October 1965 (age 58)
Thornton Heath, Greater London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubCroydon Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh long jump

Mary Andray Berkeley (married name Berkeley-Agyepong (born 3 October 1965) is a female retired English long jumper.

Athletics career[edit]

Berkeley represented Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

She represented England and won a silver medal in the long jump event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later she England again at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5][6]

Her personal best jump was 6.63 metres (21.8 ft), achieved in June 1989 in Basildon.[7] She married Francis Agyepong (a former triple jumper) and became Mary Berkeley-Agyepong.[8]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 15th Long jump 6.39 m
Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2nd Long jump 6.40 m
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 7th 100 m 11.53 s
10th (q) Long jump 6.20 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 29th (q) Long jump 5.04 m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 6th Long jump 6.33 m
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 15th (q) Long jump 6.04 m (w)
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 7th Long jump 6.33 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 14th (q) Long jump 6.27 m
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 5th Triple jump 13.36 m

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ World women's all-time best long jump (updated 2001)
  8. ^ Mary Berkeley. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-06-19.