Violet Piercy
(1889-)
British marathon runner
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Violet Stewart Louisa Piercy (born 24 December 1889) was an English long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set the first women's world best in the marathon on 3 October 1926 with a time of 3:40:22. Piercy was reported to have run unofficially and her mark was set on the Polytechnic Marathon course between Windsor and London.
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24 December 1889 (age 135)
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