Madeleine Cobb

Madeleine Cobb
née Weston
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1940-07-03) 3 July 1940
Wandsworth, London, England
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
ClubSelsonia Ladies AC
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Stockholm 4×100 m relay
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd relay
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiff 100 yd
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh 4 x 100m relay

Violet Madeleine Cobb née Weston, (born 3 July 1940) is a British former sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Weston, who lived on Garratt Lane[2] in Earlsfield, south London,[3] finished second behind Heather Young in the 100 yards event at the 1957 WAAA Championships.[4][5]

The following year Weston became the national 100 yards champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1958 WAAA Championships.[6] One month later she represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 yard relay and a bronze medal in the 100 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[7][8]

Weston married David Cobb in spring 1961 and competed under her married name thereafter.[9]

Twelve years later (aged 30) she represented England again and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Madeleine Cobb Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ Norwood News Friday 22 June 1956, page 4
  3. ^ The People Sunday 10 June 1956, page 14
  4. ^ "Schoolgirls Jolt Olympic Jump Star". Weekly Dispatch (London). 7 July 1957. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  9. ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  10. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  11. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
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