Mary Beatrice Klass (born 16 May 1935) is a Singaporean former sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. Klass won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games ( fil, Palarong Asyano 1954), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954 was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Commi ...

. She is a

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and

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descent. In 2016, Klass was inducted to the

Singapore Women's Hall of Fame The Singapore Women's Hall of Fame is a virtual hall of fame that honors and documents the lives of historically significant women in Singapore. The hall is the creation of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO), and grew out of an ea ...

in 2016.

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* * 1935 births Living people Singaporean female sprinters Olympic athletes for Singapore Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Singaporean people of Dutch descent Singaporean people of Portuguese descent Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Singaporean women {{Singapore-athletics-bio-stub