Mary D'Souza Sequeira, Date of Birth

    

Mary D'Souza Sequeira

Indian field hockey player (1931-)

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1931

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Mary D'Souza Sequeira

  • Mary D'Souza Sequeira (born 18 July 1931) is an Indian female Olympian who competed internationally in track and field and field hockey.
  • She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
  • D'Souza won a bronze medal in the 200 metres and a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1951 Asian Games with Pat Mendonca (her cousin), Banoo Guzdar and Roshan Mistry. D'Souza won a gold medal in the 1954 Asian Games in Manila in the 4x100m relay, with Stephie D'Souza, Violet Peters and Christine Brown in a time of 49.5 seconds. She held the Asian records in 200 and 200 meters in 1956.
  • Was selected to go to the Melbourne Olympics, but the Indian Government said they had no funds for a women's team. She is the First Indian Double International.
  • Played Field Hockey for India in 1953 in Folkestone, England, In 1956 in Australia, IWFHA International Tournament and in test matches vs Japan and Ceylon.

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