Cornell was born in 1906 in Mitcham, then part of Surrey, to Frederick William Gunn and Beatrice Minnie, née Loosemore. She married Stanley Herbert Cornell, a brush manufacturer, in August 1928.[1]
She became a founder member of the ladies' section of Mitcham Athletic Club in 1926 at the age of 19.[2] At the British Games in London in August, she broke the long jump world record with a distance of 5.485 m.[3] Later in August, she competed at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg at which she placed second, recording 5.44 m, behind Japan's Kinue Hitomi. Cornell exceeded Hitomi's world record jump of 5.5 m, but she left a mark in the sand after she turned to speak to an official before leaving the pit.[1][2]
Cornell again became the world record holder in August 1927, jumping 5.575 m, which she held until Hitomi jumped 5.98 m in 1928.[3] The long jump did not feature at the 1928 Summer Olympics, the first games with events for women, and Cornell didn't complete.[2]
At a match against Germany in Birmingham in 1930, Cornell set a British record of 5.80 m (19 feet 2.5 inches), becoming the first 19 ft jump by a European. The British record stood for 23 years until 1952.[1][2] The 1930 Women's World Games in Prague saw Cornell place in second again to Hitomi.[2]
Cornell also competed in sprint and hurdle events, and at the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) championships she won the 100 m hurdles in 1927, the 100 yards in 1928, and the 80 m hurdles in 1930. In 1928 she broke the world record for the 80 metres hurdles in the semi-final but was beaten in the final itself.
A snapped Achilles tendon in 1934 ended her career as an athlete, however she continued her involvement with the sport. She served as honorary secretary of the Women's Amateur Athletic Association for 11 years, and was organising secretary for the Women's World Games and women's events at the Empire Games both staged in London in 1934.[2] She also managed the women's team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin[1] and helped to establish a national coaching scheme after World War II.[2]
^ abcdeVamplew, Wray (23 September 2004). "Cornell [née Gunn], Muriel Amy (1906–1996)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62157. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ abcdefgh"Hall of Fame 2014" (PDF). England Athletics. 2014.
^ ab(PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 646. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
December 20, 2023
muriel, cornell, muriel, cornell, born, gunn, september, 1906, march, 1996, british, athlete, world, record, holder, long, jump, left, personal, informationbirth, namemuriel, gunnborn27, september, 1906, 1906, mitcham, surrey, united, kingdomdied8, march, 1996. Muriel Amy Cornell born Gunn 27 September 1906 8 March 1996 was a British athlete and world record holder for the long jump Muriel CornellMuriel Cornell 1 on the left Personal informationBirth nameMuriel Amy GunnBorn27 September 1906 1906 09 27 Mitcham Surrey United KingdomDied8 March 1996 1996 03 09 aged 89 Redhill Surrey United KingdomSportCountryUnited KingdomSportAthleticsEventsLong jump100 yards80 m hurdles100 m hurdlesMedal record Women s World Games1926 Gothenburg Long jump1930 Prague Long jumpCornell was born in 1906 in Mitcham then part of Surrey to Frederick William Gunn and Beatrice Minnie nee Loosemore She married Stanley Herbert Cornell a brush manufacturer in August 1928 1 She became a founder member of the ladies section of Mitcham Athletic Club in 1926 at the age of 19 2 At the British Games in London in August she broke the long jump world record with a distance of 5 485 m 3 Later in August she competed at the 1926 Women s World Games in Gothenburg at which she placed second recording 5 44 m behind Japan s Kinue Hitomi Cornell exceeded Hitomi s world record jump of 5 5 m but she left a mark in the sand after she turned to speak to an official before leaving the pit 1 2 Cornell again became the world record holder in August 1927 jumping 5 575 m which she held until Hitomi jumped 5 98 m in 1928 3 The long jump did not feature at the 1928 Summer Olympics the first games with events for women and Cornell didn t complete 2 At a match against Germany in Birmingham in 1930 Cornell set a British record of 5 80 m 19 feet 2 5 inches becoming the first 19 ft jump by a European The British record stood for 23 years until 1952 1 2 The 1930 Women s World Games in Prague saw Cornell place in second again to Hitomi 2 Cornell also competed in sprint and hurdle events and at the Women s Amateur Athletic Association AAA championships she won the 100 m hurdles in 1927 the 100 yards in 1928 and the 80 m hurdles in 1930 In 1928 she broke the world record for the 80 metres hurdles in the semi final but was beaten in the final itself A snapped Achilles tendon in 1934 ended her career as an athlete however she continued her involvement with the sport She served as honorary secretary of the Women s Amateur Athletic Association for 11 years and was organising secretary for the Women s World Games and women s events at the Empire Games both staged in London in 1934 2 She also managed the women s team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin 1 and helped to establish a national coaching scheme after World War II 2 Cornell died of pneumonia on 8 March 1996 in Redhill Surrey 1 She was posthumously inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014 2 References edit a b c d e Vamplew Wray 23 September 2004 Cornell nee Gunn Muriel Amy 1906 1996 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 62157 Subscription or UK public library membership required a b c d e f g h Hall of Fame 2014 PDF England Athletics 2014 a b 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics IAAF Statistics Handbook Berlin 2009 PDF Monte Carlo IAAF Media amp Public Relations Department 2009 pp Pages 546 646 Archived from the original PDF on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 5 August 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muriel Cornell amp oldid 1157252446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
