Mary D'Souza Sequeira

Mary D’Souza Sequeira (born 18 July 1931) is an Indian female Olympian who competed internationally in track and field and field hockey. She competed in the women’s 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics. D’Souza won a bronze medal in the 200 metres and a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1951 Asian Games with Pat Mendonca (her cousin), Banoo Guzdar and Roshan Mistry.D’Souza won a gold medal in the 1954 Asian Games in Manila in the 4x100m relay, with Stephie D’Souza, Violet Peters and Christine Brown in a time of 49.5 seconds.
She held the Asian records in 200 and 200 meters in 1956. Was selected to go to the Melbourne Olympics, but the Indian Government said they had no funds for a women’s team.
She is the First Indian Double International. Played Field Hockey for India in 1953 in Folkestone, England, In 1956 in Australia, IWFHA International Tournament and in test matches vs Japan and Ceylon.