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Brenda Jones (athlete)

Brenda Jones (athlete)

Australian middle-distance runner

Brenda Jones (later Carr, born 17 November 1936) is a retired Australian middle-distance runner. At the 1958 national championships she won the 440 yards and 880 yards races. In 1960 she was fifth in 440 yards and second in 880 yards. At the 1960 Olympics, she led the 800 m race, but in the last few metres lost to Lyudmila Shevtsova, who equalled her world record.[1][2]

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    Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Women's 800 metres. sports-reference.com


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