Marjorie Bailey
Personal information
Born (1947-11-21) 21 November 1947
Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres, 4 x 100 m relay
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City 4×100 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City 100 metres
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton 4×100 metres relay

Marjorie Bailey (née Turner; born 21 November 1947) is a Canadian sprinter.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics she competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres. She made the semi-final round in both events. She ran the anchor leg of the 4 x 100 metre relay, which placed fourth and set a Canadian and Commonwealth record of 43.17.[1]

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay.

She won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1975 Pan American Games, and finished fourth in the 200 metres.[1]

She finished fourth in the 200 metres, and sixth in the 100 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.

She was a descendant of black Loyalists (escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin who, in the 1780s, fled to Canada from America).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marjorie Bailey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (1 September 2009). "Discover Canada - Who We Are". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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