Christine Lorraine Gosden (born 17 November 1939), also known by her married name Christine Parfect, is a female retired British swimmer.
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| Full name | Christine Lorraine Gosden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1939 York, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career edit
Gosden competed in the 200-metre breaststroke event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1956.[1]
She won a gold medal representing England with a world record time in the 4×110-yard medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales [2] in addition to taking an individual silver in the 220 yards breaststroke event.[3][4]
She also won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships[5] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title and the 110 yards butterfly title in 1957.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ Christine Gosden. sports-reference.com
- ^ Chris Gosden. recordi.info-mix.info
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Christine GOSDEN. les-sports.info
- ^ ""Miss Grinham Shows Her Versatility." Times, 14 September 1957, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""13-Year-Old Swimmer Of The Year." Times, 16 September 1957, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
External links edit
- Christine Gosden at World Aquatics
- Christine Gosden at SwimRankings.net
- Christine Gosden at Olympics.com
- Christine Gosden at Olympedia
- Christine Gosden at Team GB
- Christine Gosden at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Christine Gosden at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
