Mary D'Souza Sequeira (born 18 July 1931) is an Indian female Olympian who competed internationally in

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and

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. She competed in the women's 100 and 200 metres at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. D'Souza won a bronze medal in the 200 metres and a silver medal in the relay at the

1951 Asian Games The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games (), were a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Games received names like First Asiad, 1951 Asiad, and New Dehli 1951 (). A total of 489 athl ...

D'Souza won a gold medal in the 1954 Asian Games in Manila in the relay, with Stephie D'Souza, Violet Peters and Christine Brown in a time of 49.5 seconds. She held the Asian records in 100 and 200 meters in 1956. She is the first Indian double international. She played field hockey for India in 1953 in Folkestone, England, in 1956 in Australia, in the IWFHA International Tournament and in test matches vs Japan and Ceylon.

Career

In 1951, D'Souza competed in the First Asian Games in

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, winning a silver medal in the 4x100 meter relay and a bronze in the 200 meters. First Indian Female Team Asian Games. In the Second Asian Games in

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in 1954 she won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay. 1954 Asian Games medal table First Indian Female Gold Medal Asian Games. She set Indian national records in track and field from 1951 to 1957 100 meters, 200 meters and 80m hurdles. She was the Asian record holder with 12.3 seconds over 100 meters and 12.5 seconds over 200 meters. She was the first female track and field contingent to go to the Olympics from India in

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. She competed in the 100m and 200m. She was a field hockey player with India's first women's field hockey team, in the First International Women's Field Hockey World Tournament in Folkestone, UK, 1953 In 1956 she represented India at the Australian International Women's Field Hockey Tournament. She was the top scorer for India in goals in the tournament. She played India vs Ceylon matches, as right winger assisted in both goals She was with the Indian team that played in the Prime Ministers Defense Fund Field Hockey Tour in 1961. She also took part in the India vs Ceylon (Sri Lanka) field hockey tour in India and the India vs Japan field hockey test matches touring India in 1964 She was an Indian Railways sports officer who coached and recruited sportspeople for Indian Railways teams and conducted Inter Railway Tournaments. She was also a district commissioners with the Girl Guides(Scouts). She earned the Dhyan Chand Award in 2013 from the Government of India.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Souza Sequeira, Mary 1931 births Living people Indian female field hockey players Indian female sprinters Athletes from Goa Field hockey players from Goa Sportswomen from Goa Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games field hockey players for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)