Doris Batter
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1929 Brentford, Middlesex | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 April 2002 (aged 73)[1] Hampshire, England[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Olympiades AC | ||||||||||||||
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Doris M. Batter (married name Hatton) (22 April 1929 – 23 April 2002) was a British sprinter, who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career
[edit]Batter competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. She won her heat before being eliminated in the first semi-final.[3]
Batter won two consecutive 60 metres titles at the prestigious WAAA Championships.[4][5] She won her first AAA title and became British champion at the 1948 WAAA Championships over the 60 metres.[6] The following year, the London Olympiades Athletics Club member successfully retained her 60 metres title at the 1949 WAAA Championships.[7]
Batter also represented England and won a silver medal in the 660 yards relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[8][9]
She married Leonard Hatton in 1951.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Doris Batter at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doris Batter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Mrs Jordan keeps title". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 June 1948. Retrieved 30 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Girl clips shot record on her honeymoon". Sunday Express. 10 July 1949. Retrieved 30 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
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