Mary Rand

Personal life and death

← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 65: Line 65: In December 1969, she married her second husband, American [[Bill Toomey]], the 1968 Olympics' decathlon champion. This marriage lasted 22 years and they had two daughters.<ref name="TelegO"/> She later married John Reese and lived with him in [[Atascadero, California]], in the United States.<ref>Martin, David {{cite web |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |title=Rand was born to win |access-date=4 June 2017 |url-status=dead|via=Press Association Sport|newspaper=[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212165530/http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |archive-date=12 February 2002 }}</ref> She held dual UK/US citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |title=Where are they now? Mary Rand (athletics) |access-date=14 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227103342/http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 }}. ''The Olympian''. Winter 2004. p. 7</ref> In December 1969, she married her second husband, American [[Bill Toomey]], the 1968 Olympics' decathlon champion. This marriage lasted 22 years and they had two daughters.<ref name="TelegO"/> She later married John Reese and lived with him in [[Atascadero, California]], in the United States.<ref>Martin, David {{cite web |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |title=Rand was born to win |access-date=4 June 2017 |url-status=dead|via=Press Association Sport|newspaper=[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212165530/http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |archive-date=12 February 2002 }}</ref> She held dual UK/US citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |title=Where are they now? Mary Rand (athletics) |access-date=14 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227103342/http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 }}. ''The Olympian''. Winter 2004. p. 7</ref>

Rand died on 26 March 2026 at an independent living facility in [[Reno, Nevada]] from [[acute myeloid leukemia]], aged 86.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=April 4, 2026 |title=Mary Rand, Star British Olympian in the Swinging ’60s, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/sports/mary-rand-dead.html |access-date=April 9, 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawton |first1=Matt |title=Mary Rand, Olympic athletics gold medallist, dies aged 86 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/athletics/article/mary-rand-british-olympic-gold-medallist-dies-dead-qkz266t7d |access-date=27 March 2026 |newspaper=The Times |date=27 March 2026}}</ref> After her death [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]], who was one of her roommates at the Tokyo Olympics, paid tribute to her: "She was the golden girl of her era and the most gifted athlete I ever saw."<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web | last=Ingle | first=Sean | title=Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|publisher=Guardian News & Media Ltd|language=en-GB | date=27 March 2026 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260328051230/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-date=28 March 2026 | url-status=live | access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> Rand died on 26 March 2026 at an independent living facility in [[Reno, Nevada]] from [[acute myeloid leukaemia]], aged 86.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=April 4, 2026 |title=Mary Rand, Star British Olympian in the Swinging ’60s, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/sports/mary-rand-dead.html |access-date=April 9, 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawton |first1=Matt |title=Mary Rand, Olympic athletics gold medallist, dies aged 86 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/athletics/article/mary-rand-british-olympic-gold-medallist-dies-dead-qkz266t7d |access-date=27 March 2026 |newspaper=The Times |date=27 March 2026}}</ref> After her death [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]], who was one of her roommates at the Tokyo Olympics, paid tribute to her: "She was the golden girl of her era and the most gifted athlete I ever saw."<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web | last=Ingle | first=Sean | title=Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|publisher=Guardian News & Media Ltd|language=en-GB | date=27 March 2026 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260328051230/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-date=28 March 2026 | url-status=live | access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref>

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