Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters (born 6 July 1939) is a Northern Irish former athlete and athletics administrator. She is best known as the 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, for which …

Mary E. Peters (born December 4, 1948) is an American government official who served as the 15th United States secretary of transportation from 2006 to 2009, under President George W. …

Jan 3, 2025 · Out of roughly 2 billion females inhabiting the world in 1972, Mary Peters was the one who became the pentathlon champion at the Summer Olympics in Munich, where she …

In September 1972, after years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication, Mary Peters won the gold medal for the pentathlon at the Munich Olympics. Her skill as an athlete could not be disputed, …

Jan 4, 2025 · Lady Mary Peters will share the incredible story of her gold medal win and reflect on her remarkable career which saw her appointed lead representative of the Queen of England …

Jan 15, 2025 · Irish America rolled out the green carpet for Olympic gold medal winner Mary Peters at a special Nollaig na mBan celebration in Washington D.C. last week to mark the …

Oct 31, 2023 · “He warned that if I came home to Belfast I’d be shot and my flat would be bombed,” Mary Peters says of the anonymous man who threatened to kill her after she won …

Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters LG CH DBE (born 6 July 1939) is a retired athlete and sportsperson from Northern Ireland. She won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games for pentathlon, as …

Dec 15, 2024 · Lady Mary Peters won the Olympic title in the pentathlon for Great Britain in the summer Games in Munich, Germany, in 1972 and went on to dedicate her life to helping …

In the 45th pentathlon of her career, the veteran Mary Peters of Spartan Ladies AC achieved the ultimate athletic success by winning an Olympic title with a new world record. The English …