Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Essex | 1 April 1936
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Audrey Ethel Bennett, married to 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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