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Marjorie Larney is a member of the following lists: 1937 births, Olympic track and field athletes for the United States and Sportspeople from Brooklyn.

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Marjorie Lea Larney (born January 4, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American track and field athlete known for her great throwing arm. She represented the United States in the javelin throw at the 1952 Olympics, finishing 13th after being in 8th place after the qualifying round. She was only 15 years old at the time. She returned to the Olympics in 1956 to place 11th. Later she attended Queens College. She won the National Championships in the javelin five times, in 1952 and 1957–60, as well as the 1952 Olympic Trials, by almost 3 meters (10 feet). She also won the National Championships in the discus throw in 1954 and was the first American in 1955. She represented the Queens Mercurettes for most of her career. She won a silver medal in the javelin and a bronze medal in the discus at the 1959 Pan American Games. She had finished out of the medals at the 1955 Pan American Games.