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19/01/2016
Dame Mary Peters Appointed Patron Of NI Commonwealth Games Council
Dame Mary Peters has been appointed Patron of the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council.
The Northern Irish woman represented Northern Ireland at every Commonwealth Games between 1958 and 1974, winning two Pentathlon gold medals, and a gold and silver medal in the shot put.
Since retiring as an athlete in 1974, Mary has continued to devote her life to sport. She campaigned for an international standard athletics track for Belfast, which was subsequently named in her honour when it was opened in 1975.
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The Northern Irish woman represented Northern Ireland at every Commonwealth Games between 1958 and 1974, winning two Pentathlon gold medals, and a gold and silver medal in the shot put.
Since retiring as an athlete in 1974, Mary has continued to devote her life to sport. She campaigned for an international standard athletics track for Belfast, which was subsequently named in her honour when it was opened in 1975.
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