Mary Eyre

British sportswoman and administrator
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IntroBritish sportswoman and administrator
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasAthlete Tennis player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth1923
Death7 November 2013 (aged 90 years)
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Biography

Margaret Mary Eyre MBE (1923 – 7 November 2013) was a British sportswoman and administrator.
Eyre played hockey for England 16 times from 1945–51, scoring 17 goals.
She competed in the Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles nine times between 1949 and 1957, reaching the quarter-finals four times.
In the 2006 New Year Honours, she was awarded an MBE, "For services to Sport".
In later life, she was President of the East Gloucestershire Hockey Club.

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