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Dorothy Manley (Dorothy Gladys Manley) was born on 29 April, 1927 in Manor Park, London, England, is a British sprint runner (1927–2021). Discover Dorothy Manley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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Dorothy Gladys Manley |
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94 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
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29 April 1927 |
Birthday |
29 April |
Birthplace |
Manor Park, London, England |
Date of death |
31 October, 2021 |
Died Place |
Ilford, London, England |
Nationality |
Oman
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She is a member of famous runner with the age 94 years old group.
Dorothy Manley Height, Weight & Measurements
At 94 years old, Dorothy Manley height is 1.65 m and Weight 51 kg.
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1.65 m |
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51 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Dorothy Manley Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dorothy Manley worth at the age of 94 years old? Dorothy Manley’s income source is mostly from being a successful runner. She is from Oman. We have estimated Dorothy Manley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Dorothy Gladys Manley (later Hall, then Parlett; 29 April 1927 – 31 October 2021) was a British sprinter.
Manley was born in Manor Park, London, on 29 April 1927.
She was initially introduced into athletics by one of her school teachers and worked her way up from the school, to the district and then to running for her county before the Second World War.
Contrary to reports, she was not evacuated during the war.
In 1942 she competed in an athletics meeting at Ashton playing fields where she ran in the 200 metres for the first time.
She raced for the Essex Ladies athletics club.
Manley was added to a national list of potential Olympians in late 1947, and assigned to train with Sandy Duncan.
She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in London, in the 100 metres where she won the silver medal with a time of 12.2 seconds.
She was the first British woman to win an Olympic sprint medal.
She began her training for the 1948 Summer Olympics early in March 1948, training on the track four times a week, but never using the gym.
Manley described the trials as a "fiasco", having finished fifth at the Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championships, but was still picked to represent the United Kingdom.
She was working full-time during 1948 for the Suez Canal Company as a typist, and used her summer holidays to attend the games although the leave was unpaid by her employer.
She was originally accepted for the Olympics as a high jumper, but her coach told her she wouldn't make the grade and trained her to be a sprinter in just five months.
Her mother made her running vest and shorts for the Games, but she was given the blazer and skirt for the opening ceremony.
While at the Games, she travelled to and from Wembley on the London Underground, as she was sharing a room with two other athletes near Eccleston Square in central London.
She qualified for the women's 100 metres final, and finished in second place, winning the silver medal in her first international athletics event.
Manley described her start in the race as the "best of her life", having described her normal starts as notoriously bad.
She thought that this may have actually distracted her as her start was so good that she was expecting the race to be recalled.
Manley married twice, first in 1949 to Peter Hall, who died in 1973, and then in 1979 to John Parlett, a middle-distance runner she knew from the 1948 Olympics.
She was also a medallist in the 1950 British Empire Games, and the 1950 European Athletics Championships.
She won the WAAA Championships title for 200 m at the 1950 meeting at White City Stadium, which was her only WAAA title.
At the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand, she was asked after arrival if she would like to compete in the high jump – only then finding out that she had been entered in the event without her knowledge.
With minimal training in the time available, she competed in the event and finished in fourth position behind Dorothy Tyler, Bertha Crowther and Noelene Swinton.
She was part of the women's relay teams at the Games, and won silver in the 660 yards relay and bronze in the 440 yards relay.
The team won gold in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships.
She described that race as particularly exciting as they had beaten the Dutch team, which included Fanny Blankers-Koen.
Manley retired from athletics in 1952 after suffering from a thyroid condition.
In 2012 Manley had three children, five grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
Manley died on 31 October 2021, at the age of 94.