Madeleine Cobb Explained

Madeleine Cobb
Nationality:	British
Birth Date:	3 July 1940
Birth Place:	London, Great Britain
Sport:	Sprinting
Event:	100 metres

Violet Madeleine Cobb (née Weston, born 3 July 1940) is a British sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Early life

She lived on Garratt Lane^[2] in Earlsfield in south London.^[3]

Career

She also represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 Yard Relay and a bronze medal in the 100 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^{[4] [5]} Twelve years later (aged 30) she represented England again and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Madeleine Cobb Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035953/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/madeleine-cobb-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 June 2017.
2. Norwood News Friday 22 June 1956, page 4
3. The People Sunday 10 June 1956, page 14
4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. Web site: 1958 Athletes. Team England.
6. Web site: 1970 Athletes. Team England.
7. Web site: Edinburgh, 1970 Team. Team England.