Gloria Dourass
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | c.1945[1] Birmingham, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprints, 400m, middle-distance |
| Club | Small Heath Harriers, Birmingham |
Gloria Dourass (born c.1945) married name Rickard is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at three Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Dourass was born and raised in Birmingham but qualified for Wales through her Welsh mother.[2] Dourass was a member of the Small Heath Harriers in Birmingham[3] and in 1966 was living in Westlands Road, Moseley[4] and worked as a bank manager's secretary.[1]
She won the 400 metres title at the 1966 AAA Indoor Championships[5] and after winning the Midland Championships in May 1966, Dourass was short listed for the Commonwealth Games.[6]
She represented the 1966 Welsh team[7] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in four events;[8] the 100 yards, the 220 yards, the 440 yards and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Thelwyn Appleby, Liz Gill and Liz Parsons.
She went to a second Commonwealth Games, representing the 1970 Welsh team[9] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Jones Zooms Back". Sunday Mirror. 26 June 1966. p. 30. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Fastest Girl in the Bank". Martins Bank. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Front-running tactics pay at Memorial Park". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 January 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ann Packer". Sports Argus. 2 April 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Still A Force". Birmingham Daily Post. 14 February 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Godiva girls excel in Midland championships". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 May 1966. p. 42. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Welsh Team". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.