Margaret Beacham (née Moir; born 28 September 1946) is a British female former middle-distance runner. Her greatest achievement was a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where she held off Soviet athlete Lyudmila Bragina (Olympic champion a year later) to set a world indoor best of 4:17.2 minutes.Margaret Beacham . Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.Margaret Beacham . GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
At national level, she first came to prominence with a runner-up finish in the mile run at the 1967 AAA Indoor Championships. She was runner-up again over 1500 m in 1970 before going on to win the national title in 1971, as well as an 800 metres title in 1971.AAA Indoor Championships . GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04. She was twice a winner at the South of England Championships, taking the 1970 800 m title and 1500 m title in 1972.South of England Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
Granddaughter of Gunner Moir, British Heavyweight Boxing Champion, who fought for the World title against Canadian Tommy Burns in 1907.
International competitions 1971European Indoor ChampionshipsSofia, Bulgaria1st1500 m4:17.2
National titles AAA Indoor Championships 800 m: 1972 1500 m: 1971
See also List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
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