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"Anne gets ready for Tokyo .... entry in the 800 metres event." Twenty two year old Anne Smith limbering up accompanied by Gordon Pirie. 26th August 1964. Keystone Press. Anne Rosemary Smith "Attractive twenty two year old sprinter Anne Smith, daughter of a London newspaper linotype operator, and who teaches at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Hammersmith - is now in training for her visit to Tokyo as a member of the British Athletics team. Anne who is to compete in the 800 metres event says she owes her success to the one and only Gordon Pirie - former world record holder who trained her. Gordon spends a lot of his time - coaching Anne at the Pirie home in Redhill. Included in Anne's pupils are some Japanese children - so Anne should have a chance of picking up a little of the language before she leaves on September 27th." Keystone Press, 26th August 1964. Anne Rosemary Smith Gordon Pirie Reigate Priory AC's home is currently Battlebridge Track
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