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Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters, LG, CH, DBE (born 6 July 1939) is a Northern Irish former athlete and athletics administrator. She is best known as the 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, for which she won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Peters was named as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter on 27 February 2019.
Mary Peters (Reino Unido, 6 de julio de 1939) es una atleta británica retirada, especializada en la prueba de pentatlón en la que llegó a ser campeona olímpica en 1972. [1] Carrera deportiva
11 de ago. de 2022 · Mary PETERS is a British-born Irish athlete who won the first Olympic gold medal in pentathlon in 1972 with a new world record. She also won seven WAAA titles, two Commonwealth Games gold medals and was awarded the MBE and CBE for her achievements.
2 de sept. de 2022 · On the eve of the 50th anniversary of her historic Olympic gold medal win, Northern Ireland's Lady Mary Peters discusses her legacy of inspiring young athletes.
In the 45th pentathlon of her career, the veteran Mary Peters of Spartan Ladies AC achieved the ultimate athletic success by winning an Olympic title with a new world record. The English-born Peters spent much of her life in Ireland and her first pentathlon competition was at Ballymena in 1955.
24 de mar. de 1999 · Mary Peters, who won the pentathlon gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, is also a prominent figure in Northern Ireland's sport and tourism. She talks about her busy schedule, her involvement in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the impact of the event on Belfast.
27 de ago. de 1972 · Mary Peters - Athletics. The trouble and turmoit around her spurred on Mary Peters to the greatest performance of her career. She came from Northern Ireland, where the civil unrest known as “The Troubles”, had blighted the country for three years.
