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Mary Rand: Britain's trailblazing Olympic athletics gold medallist
Mary Rand made history as the first British woman to win an Olympic athletics gold medal. Described as "Marilyn Monroe on spikes," she was a cultural icon of her era and famously caught the eye of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.
Mary Rand, the first British woman to win athletics gold at the Olympics, was described as "Marilyn Monroe on spikes".