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Kathleen Harris

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Kathleen Harris
Personal information
Born1900 (1900)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)middle-distance (880 yards, 1000 metres)

Kathleen Harris (born 1900) was a British track and field athlete during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics.[1] She was specialized in the middle-distance events (880 yards, 1000 metres). She represented Great Britain at the 1926 Women's World Games.

Biography

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At the national championships in 1925 she won the bronze medal in the 880 yards event, 8 yards behind Edith Trickey who ran a world record.[2] The next year at the 1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials she won the 1000 metres event and so qualified to represent Great Britain at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg.[3] Harris competed in the 1000 metres event where she finished in fourth place.[4]

References

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  1. "Kathleen Harris". Brinkster. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. "WAAA and National Championships Medallists - 880 yards and 800 metres". British Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. "Pour Les Jeux féminins de Gothebourg | L'equipe Anglaise". La Dernière Heure (in French). 10 August 1926. p. 4.
  4. "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.

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