Updated Feb 14, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Saturday)
Birthplace
Height
173 cm (5'8")
Nationality
Weight
61 kg (134 lbs)
Sport
Athletics
Languages
English
Education
Millfield
Zodiac Sign
♒ Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
Name Origin
English < Hebrew (מִרְיָם)
Popularity
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Mary Rand: British track and field athlete.
Born in Wells (age 86).
2 awards including BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Stands 5′8″ tall.
Studied at Millfield.
AWARDS (2)
B
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
WON
B
Member of the Order of the British Empire
WON
Biography
Mary Denise Rand, MBE is a British former track and field athlete. She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. Until Emma Finucane in 2024, she was the only British female athlete to win three medals in a single Games.
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