Mary Berkeley Explained

Mary Berkeley
Nationality:English
Birth Date:3 October 1965
Birth Place:Thornton Heath, Greater London
Sport:Athletics
Club:Croydon Harriers

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

Athletics career

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, achieved in June 1989 in Basildon.[7] She married Francis Agyepong (a former triple jumper) and became Mary Berkeley-Agyepong.[8]

International competitions

1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain15thLong jump6.39 m
Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom2ndLong jump6.40 m
1987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia7th100 m11.53 s
10th (q)Long jump6.20 m
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea29th (q)Long jump5.04 m
1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands6thLong jump6.33 m
UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany15th (q)Long jump6.04 m (w)
1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand7thLong jump6.33 m
European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia14th (q)Long jump6.27 m
1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom5thTriple jump13.36 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040957/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/mary-berkeley-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: 1986 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: England team in 1986. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. Web site: 1990 Athletes. Team England.
  5. Web site: England team in 1990. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-d34.htm World women's all-time best long jump (updated 2001)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040957/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/mary-berkeley-1.html Mary Berkeley