Name Marion Holley Role Olympic athlete | Died December 15, 1995 Spouse David Hofman | |
Marion H. Holley (later Hofman, May 17, 1910 – December 15, 1995) was an US track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
She was born in Visalia, California and died in London, Great Britain. Born to Grace (Bruckman) and Harry Holley. Her mother Grace was the first person in Visalia, Ca to become a Baha'i in 1917. From that point on Marion was raised a Baha'i and married a prominent Baha'i from England, David Hofman, in the 1940s.
In 1928 she finished ninth in the high jump event.
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