Eastleigh Running Club’s Mel Jewett has won bronze in the women’s marathon at the Deaflympics.

The 41 year-old from Hedge End won Team GB’s first medal at Sofia 2013, finishing third behind Switzerland’s Jacqueline Keller and Pole Edyta Zareba in Fussen, Germany.

She will also be running in the 10,000m in Sofia later this month.