About Margaret Birtwistle
Lived 1925 – 1992 (aged 66). Margaret Birtwistle was a British athletics competitor.
Margaret Jean Birtwistle (née Lucas, 26 July 1925 – 18 May 1992) was a British track and field athlete and a British team member in the 1948 London Olympics. In June 1948, she set the British women's record in discus throw.
At the 1948 Olympics she represented Great Britain in both the shot put and the discus.
Birtwistle was born in Hackney on 26 July 1925. She died in Ilkley on 18 May 1992, aged 66.
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Who was Margaret Birtwistle?
British athlete (1925-1992)
When was Margaret Birtwistle born?
Margaret Birtwistle was born on 26 July 1925.
When did Margaret Birtwistle die?
Margaret Birtwistle died on 18 May 1992.
What was Margaret Birtwistle's occupation?
Margaret Birtwistle was an athletics competitor.
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Margaret Birtwistle was British.
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