Mary Glen-Haig

Mary Glen-Haig
Personal information
Birth nameMary Alison James
Born(1918-07-12)12 July 1918
Islington, London, England
Died15 November 2014(2014-11-15) (aged 96)
Oxfordshire, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing UK
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Individual Foil
Gold medal – first place 1954 Individual Foil
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Individual Foil

Dame Mary Alison Glen-Haig, DBE (née James; 12 July 1918 – 15 November 2014) was a British fencer who competed in four Olympic games in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960. She was born in London, the daughter of William James, a fencer at the 1908 London Olympics. She began competing professionally in 1937 and continued until 1960, during which time she won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and competed in four Olympics in the women's individual foil events. She was one of the first female members of the International Olympic Committee in 1982 and was created a dame in 1993. After London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics in 2005, she was active as the host nation's ambassador to the games.