Gloria Dourass

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Gloria Dourass
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1945[1]
Birmingham, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Sprints, 400m, middle-distance
ClubSmall 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

  1. 1 2 "Jones Zooms Back". Sunday Mirror. 26 June 1966. p. 30. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "The Fastest Girl in the Bank". Martins Bank. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Front-running tactics pay at Memorial Park". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 January 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Ann Packer". Sports Argus. 2 April 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Still A Force". Birmingham Daily Post. 14 February 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Godiva girls excel in Midland championships". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 May 1966. p. 42. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "The Welsh Team". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Wales Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.