Maureen Tranter

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1947-05-07) 7 May 1947 (age 79) Bilston, Wolverhampton, England
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	Bilston AC / WBAC
Medal record Athletics Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 4 x 110 yards relay

Maureen Dorothy Tranter married name Maureen Taylor, (born 7 May 1947) is a British retired sprinter, who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Tranter finished second behind Janet Simpson in the 220 yards event at both the 1965 WAAA Championships^[2] and 1966 WAAA Championships. She also finished second behind Daphne Slater in the 100 yards in 1966.^[3]

Tranter represented the England team^[4] and won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[5][6]

Although she finished second behind Johanna Cornelissen at the 1967 WAAA Championships, she was the highest placed British athlete and therefore was classed as the national 220 yards champion.^[7]

After another second place finish at the 1968 WAAA Championships behind Val Peat, she represented Great Britain in the women's 200 metres at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.^[8]

Two years later she represented England in the 200 and 400 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[9][10]

References

External links

• Maureen Tranter at World Athletics
• Maureen Tranter at Olympedia
• Maureen Tranter at InterSportStats