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[[File:Mary Edith Louise Weston 1936.jpg|thumb|Weston in 1936 after the gender-change operations]] |
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[[File:Mary Edith Louise Weston and miss Bray 1936.jpg|thumb|Weston with Alberta Bray in 1936]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Mary Louise Edith Weston''' (later '''Mark Weston''', |
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| ⚫ | '''Mary Louise Edith Weston''' (later '''Mark Weston''', – ), nicknamed "the Devonshire Wonder", was one of the best British field athletes of the 1920s. He was a [[Amateur Athletic Association of England|national champion]] in the [[javelin throw]] and [[discus throw]] in 1929 and won the [[shot put]] title in 1925, 1928 and 1929.<ref name=gbr/> At the [[1926 Women's World Games]] he finished sixth in the two-handed shot put, where the final result was a sum of two best throws with the right hand and with the left hand.<ref name=gbr2/> . In April–May 1936, Weston underwent a series of gender changing operations at the [[Charing Cross Hospital]]. He changed his first name to Mark, retired from competitions and later worked as a [[masseur]].<ref name=r2/><ref name=r1/> |
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<ref name=gbr>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bc2.htm BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919–1939]. gbrathletics.com</ref> |
<ref name=gbr>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bc2.htm BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919–1939]. gbrathletics.com</ref> |
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<ref name=gbr2>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/fsfi.htm FSFI WOMEN'S WORLD GAMES]. gbrathletics.com</ref> |
<ref name=gbr2>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/fsfi.htm FSFI WOMEN'S WORLD GAMES]. gbrathletics.com</ref> |
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<ref name=r3>Watman, Mel. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/103/101103699/ “Women athletes between the world wars (act. 1919–1939).”] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. Oxford: OUP, May 2012.</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:12, 17 August 2014
Mary Louise Edith Weston (later Mark Weston, March 30, 1905 – 29 January, 1978), nicknamed "the Devonshire Wonder", was one of the best British field athletes of the 1920s. He was a national champion in the javelin throw and discus throw in 1929 and won the shot put title in 1925, 1928 and 1929.[1] At the 1926 Women's World Games he finished sixth in the two-handed shot put, where the final result was a sum of two best throws with the right hand and with the left hand.[2] Weston had a genital abnormality and was assigned as female at bith and raised as a girl.[3] In April–May 1936, Weston underwent a series of gender changing operations at the Charing Cross Hospital. He changed his first name to Mark, retired from competitions and later worked as a masseur.[4][5]
In July 1936 Weston married Alberta Matilda Bray and they had three children.[3] Following his example, his elder sister Hilda also changed her gender and name in the 1930s; Hilda/Harry hanged himself during a depression in 1942.[5] Mark Weston died in Plymouth in 1978.[3]
References
- ^ BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919–1939. gbrathletics.com
- ^ FSFI WOMEN'S WORLD GAMES. gbrathletics.com
- ^ a b c Watman, Mel. “Women athletes between the world wars (act. 1919–1939).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. Oxford: OUP, May 2012.
- ^ "Girl Who Became Man Tells of Metamorphosis". Reading Eagle. May 28, 1936
- ^ a b Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1016/j.endeavour.2010.09.005, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with
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