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	'''Irene Olive Mary Royse''' ('''~~née~~ Stretton''') (27 September 1921 – 12 November 2018) was a British athlete, who specialised in the sprint disciplines and was selected for the ] and was two-times British champion.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-british-olympic-athletes-l-r-maureen-gardner-sylvia-cheeseman-and-106742781.html \|title=British Olympic athletes (l-r) Maureen Gardner, Sylvia Cheeseman and Irene Royse \|website=Alarmy \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>		'''Irene Olive Mary Royse''' (née '''Stretton''') (27 September 1921 – 12 November 2018) was a British athlete, who specialised in the sprint disciplines and was selected for the ] and was two-times British champion.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-british-olympic-athletes-l-r-maureen-gardner-sylvia-cheeseman-and-106742781.html \|title=British Olympic athletes (l-r) Maureen Gardner, Sylvia Cheeseman and Irene Royse \|website=Alarmy \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Stretton born in ], Birmingham, first came to prominence in 1937 after winning the National Schools championship over 100 yards, where she represented ] of Blackpool.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19470802/189/0016 \|title=Athletics \|work=Lancashire Evening Post \|date=25 September 1937 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref> She joined the Bolton United Harriers and Athletic Club and won the 1939 Northern Counties ~~Womens~~ Amateur Athletic Association Championship.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19390710/093/0002 \|title=Preston Girl Sprinter \|work=Lancashire Evening Post \|date=10 July 1939 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>		Stretton born in ], Birmingham, first came to prominence in 1937 after winning the National Schools championship over 100 yards, where she represented ] of Blackpool.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19470802/189/0016 \|title=Athletics \|work=Lancashire Evening Post \|date=25 September 1937 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref> She joined the Bolton United Harriers and Athletic Club and won the 1939 Northern Counties Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championship.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19390710/093/0002 \|title=Preston Girl Sprinter \|work=Lancashire Evening Post \|date=10 July 1939 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>

	Stretton married in 1941 and became Irene Royse and won two consecutive ] at the prestigious ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm \|title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists \|website=National Union of Track Statisticians \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm \|title=AAA Championships (women) \|website=GBR Athletics \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>		Stretton married in 1941 and became Irene Royse and won two consecutive ] at the prestigious ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm \|title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists \|website=National Union of Track Statisticians \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm \|title=AAA Championships (women) \|website=GBR Athletics \|access-date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>

	Royse placed on the podium in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the ]. The following year she won her first AAA title at the ] over the 60 metres.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19470524/047/0003 \|title=Women's Part \|work=Star Green 'un \|date=24 May 1947 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=18 December 2024 }}</ref>		Royse placed on the podium in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the ]. The following year she won her first AAA title at the ] over the 60 metres.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19470524/047/0003 \|title=Women's Part \|work=Star Green 'un \|date=24 May 1947 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=18 December 2024 }}</ref>

	After representing Britain in the Women's European Championship meeting at Strasbourg in 1947,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19460715/054/0003 \|title=Women's Titles Change Hands \|work=Birmingham Daily Gazette \|date=15 July 1946 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=18 December 2024 }}</ref> she successfully retained her 60 metres title at the ].		After representing Britain in the Women's European Championship meeting at Strasbourg in 1947,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19460715/054/0003 \|title=Women's Titles Change Hands \|work=Birmingham Daily Gazette \|date=15 July 1946 \|via=British Newspaper Archive \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=18 December 2024 }}</ref> she successfully retained her 60 metres title at the ].

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British athlete (1921–2018)

Irene Royse
(née Stretton)

Personal information

Born

27 September 1921
Aston, Birmingham, England

Died

12 November 2018 (aged 97)
Leeds, England

Sport

Athletics

Event

sprints

Club

Bolton United Harriers & AC

Medal record

Representing England

WAAA Championships
	1946 White City	60 metres
	1947 Polytechnic	60 metres

Irene Olive Mary Royse (née Stretton) (27 September 1921 – 12 November 2018) was a British athlete, who specialised in the sprint disciplines and was selected for the 1948 Summer Olympics and was two-times British champion.

Career

Stretton born in Aston, Birmingham, first came to prominence in 1937 after winning the National Schools championship over 100 yards, where she represented Palatine School of Blackpool. She joined the Bolton United Harriers and Athletic Club and won the 1939 Northern Counties Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championship.

Stretton married in 1941 and became Irene Royse and won two consecutive 60 metres titles at the prestigious WAAA Championships.

Royse placed on the podium in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1945 WAAA Championships. The following year she won her first AAA title at the 1946 WAAA Championships over the 60 metres.

After representing Britain in the Women's European Championship meeting at Strasbourg in 1947, she successfully retained her 60 metres title at the 1947 WAAA Championships.

Royse was selected for the British team for the 1948 Olympic Games but failed to make an appearance in the sprint events at the London Games.

References

"Irene O M Stretton". Free BMD. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
"British Olympic athletes (l-r) Maureen Gardner, Sylvia Cheeseman and Irene Royse". Alarmy. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
"Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 25 September 1937. Retrieved 30 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Preston Girl Sprinter". Lancashire Evening Post. 10 July 1939. Retrieved 30 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
"AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
"Women's Part". Star Green 'un. 24 May 1947. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Women's Titles Change Hands". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 15 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"In Trim". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). 8 August 1948. Retrieved 30 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Northern Olympic Hopes". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 5 November 1947. Retrieved 30 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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