Muriel Pletts

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	23 February 1931 (age 94); Bradford, England
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event(s)	100 metres; 4 × 100 relay
Club	Airedale Harriers, Bradford
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Muriel Pletts (born 23 February 1931) is a former British sprinter who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Pletts finished third behind Winifred Jordan in the 100 metres event at the 1948 WAAA Championships.^[2]^[3] Shortly afterwards at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, Pletts competed for Great Britain in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay.^[4]

Pletts improved to runner-up behind June Foulds in the 100 metres at the 1951 WAAA Championships^[5] and placed third behind Sylvia Cheeseman in the 200 metres.^[6]

Pletts' daughter, Sue Hearnshaw, won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics^[7] She was also an English Schools champion.^[8]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muriel Pletts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^ "Mrs Jordan keeps title". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 June 1948. Retrieved 2 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
^ "High Jump record is Britain's again". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 July 1951. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
^ Sam Knight (9 June 2012). "The Olympians: Muriel Pletts, Great Britain". Financial Times Magazine.
^ Winrow, Jo (31 July 2012). "Super visual treat for veteran athlete". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

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