Doris Razzell

Doris Razzell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born29 June 1911
Died24 August 2011 (aged 100)
Chichester, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
ClubNorth London Harriers

Doris Rose Razzell (29 June 1911 – 24 August 2011) was a female athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Razzell was a member of the North London Harriers and finished third behind Phyllis Bartholomew at both the 1932 WAAA Championships[1] and 1934 WAAA Championships.[2][3]

She also finished runner-up behind Bartholomew at the 1934 Southern Championships.[4]

She represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[5] in London, where she competed in the long jump event.[6][7]

Shortly after the Games, she married Leslie Honeyman in London and in 1939 they were living in Burnham-on-Crouch.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sprinters' break world records in successive heats". Weekly Dispatch (London). 10 July 1932. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists - Long Jump". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Women's Championships". Sunday Express. 1 July 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Husbnad and Wife Athletes". Evening News (London). 28 May 1937. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.