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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Croydon SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christine Lorraine Gosden (born 17 November 1939), also known by her married name Christine Parfect, is a female retired British swimmer who competed in the 200-metre breaststroke event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1956. [1]
In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool [2] and subsequently represented the English team [3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. She competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event winning a bronze medal and helped England claim the gold medal in the final of the women's 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Judy Grinham, Anita Lonsbrough and Diana Wilkinson. [4] [5]
She also won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships [6] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title and the 110 yards butterfly title in 1957. [7] [8]
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