Claribel
master brummie
When I was a youngster my mother told me that she had a famous cousin named Sally Lunn and that she was an athlete. I Googled Sally Lunn and all that I got was a famous tea shop in York. Well I have since found out that her real name was Gladys Lunn and she was famous but nobody remembers her. This is what I have found out. She was born 1st June1908 and died in 1988. She was a member of Birchfield Harriers, and in 1931, 16th May she held the womens world record for 1,000 metres in 3 minutes 4.2 seconds. At the British Empire Games in 1934 in London she won a Gold Medal for 880yds and a Gold for the Javelin. Then in the British Empire Games in Sydney Australia she won Bronze for the Javelin. I think she must have done a lot more. I'm just sorry that I didnt know more about her while she was alive. Does any other forum member know anything else?