Audrey Bennett

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Audrey Bennett
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NationalityBritish
Born (1936-04-01) 1 April 1936 (age 87)
Essex
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump

Audrey Ethel Bennett, married name Audrey Banfield (born 1 April 1936) is a former British athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

She represented England in the high jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. She finished in sixth place with a distance of 5'4 (1.62 m) feet. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Audrey Bennett Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1958 Athletes". Team England.