Gwenda Matthews married name Gwenda Hurst (born 6 June 1944) is a British athlete.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 6 June 1944 Uxbridge |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
Athletics career edit
She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
She was a National championship runner-up behind Mary Peters in the Pentathlon.[2]
She represented England in the high jump and long jump, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gwenda Matthews Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists - Pentathlon/Heptathlon". National Union of Track Statistics.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.