Memorial Page for Mary Rand (née Mary Denise Bignal)
British track and field athlete and Olympic champion
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Emoria lights a memorial candle in remembrance of Mary Rand.
Emoria
March 27th, 2026
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Mary Rand Plaque - Market Place Wells Somerset (2)
Mary Rand Plaque - Market Place Wells Somerset (3)
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Atletiek te Beverwijk tussen Engeland, Belgie en Nederland, Mary Rand
Vertrek Eef Kamerbeek en Mary Bignal naar Londen Mary Bignal en Eef Kamerbeek tijdens persconferentie
Atletiek Nederland tegen Engeland dames in Enschede, 80 meter horden v.l.n.r. Mary Rand (E), Lia Hinten en Pat Pryce
Mary Bignal-Rand in Warsaw, 1964
Atletiek Nederland tegen Engeland dames in Enschede, 80 meter horden vlnr Ma, Bestanddeelnr 916-8478
Mary Rand Plaque - Market Place Wells Somerset (2)
Mary Rand Plaque - Market Place Wells Somerset (3)
Olympic record long jump
Biography
Mary Rand (* February 10, 1940 in Wells; † March 27, 2026 in Reno) was a british track and field athlete and Olympic champion. She was 86 years old. She was married to Bill Toomey. She studied at Millfield. She was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
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2 EventsBorn in Wells, England
1940Died in Reno, Washoe County
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Mary Rand (née Mary Denise Bignal). Forever remembered.