Clare Henley-Halsted

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Clare Henley-Halsted
Personal information
Born (1948-08-18) 18 August 1948 (age 75)
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Sport
Sport Fencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh foil team

Clare Henley married name Clare Halsted (born 18 August 1948) is a retired British international fencer.

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Fencing career

She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

She represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil event, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] [4]

Personal life

She married fellow fencing international Nick Halsted in 1972 and their son Laurence Halsted (born 1984) also became an international fencer.

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References

  1. "Clare Henley-Halsted Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.