Marion Holley
Encyclopedia
Marion H. Holley was an US track and field athlete
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
.
She was born in Visalia, California
and died in London, Great Britain
. Born to Grace (Bruckman) and Harry Holley. Her mother Grace was the first person in Visalia, Ca to become a Baha'i in 1917. From that point on Marion was raised a Baha'i and married a prominent Baha'i from England, David Hofman
, in the 1940s.
In 1928 she finished ninth in the high jump event
.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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She was born in Visalia, California
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
and died in London, Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. Born to Grace (Bruckman) and Harry Holley. Her mother Grace was the first person in Visalia, Ca to become a Baha'i in 1917. From that point on Marion was raised a Baha'i and married a prominent Baha'i from England, David Hofman
David Hofman
David George Ronald Hofman served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1963 and 1988. He worked as the worlds first television presenter for the British Broadcasting Corporation and later founded the publishing company George...
, in the 1940s.
In 1928 she finished ninth in the high jump event
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump
The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was the first appearance of the event marked the debut of women's Olympic athletics...
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