| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1941[1] Huntly, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Club | Bellahouston Harriers |
Mary Symon (born c.1941) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Symon was born in Huntly but moved to Glasgow aged 5 and was educated at the Bellahouston Academy.[1] She was a member of the Bellahouston Harriers and was the 1957 Scottish 100 yards intermediate champion[2] and Scottish junior champion.[3]
Symon competed at the 1958 Scottish national championships at New Meadowbank, with the view to gaining a place at the forthcoming Empire Games.[4]
She represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[5] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[6] participating in two events, the 100 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Moira Campbell, Isabel Bond and Doris Tyndall.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "International Runner Is Huntly native". Huntly Express. 4 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Records may go at Corporation Sports". Aberdeen Evening Express. 19 July 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Diros Wins the 220 Yards". Arbroath Herald. 16 May 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland's Girls Race On a Track for Cardiff". Daily Record. 23 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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