Audrey Bennett

This article is about the athlete. Not to be confused with Audrey G. Bennett.

Audrey Bennett

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1936-04-01) 1 April 1936 (age 88) Essex
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Essex Ladies A.C. Chingford A.C

Audrey Ethel Bennett, married name Banfield (born 1 April 1936) is a former British athlete who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Bennett emigrated to Australia in late 1953 ^[2] but returned to re-join the Essex Ladies Athletics Club for the 1955 season. ^[3]

Bennett finished third behind Thelma Hopkins in the high jump event at the 1955 WAAA Championships. ^{[4] [5]}

Bennett competed in the women's high jump competition at the 1956 Olympic Games. ^[6]

Bennett finished second behind Mary Bignal in the high jump event at the 1958 WAAA Championships. ^[7] Shortly afterwards 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. ^{[8] [9]}

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. "Miss Audrey Bennett" . Birmingham Daily Post. 28 November 1953. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Dorothy Tyler beaten" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 June 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record" . The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
6. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
9. "1958 Athletes". Team England.