Elizabeth Davenport

Elizabeth Davenport

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	Bombay, British India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   India Asian Games 1958 Tokyo Javelin Throw 1962 Jakarta Javelin Throw

Elizabeth "Betty" Davenport (born October 1, 1938) is an Indian athlete. She won a silver medal in the 1958 Tokyo Asian games and bronze medal in 1962 Jakarta Asian games in Javelin Throw . ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} She belonged to an Anglo-Indian family from Bombay. ^[6] Davenport was the discus and javelin national champion and later became the sports mistress at the Frank Anthony Public School at New Delhi. ^[7]

References

1. "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
2. "Asian Games : Tokyo 1958". Sports Bharti. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
3. "Asian Games : Jakarta 1962". Sports Bharti. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
4. Ronojoy Sen (6 October 2015). Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India. Columbia University Press. pp. 293–. ISBN   978-0-231-53993-7 . Retrieved 5 May 2018.
5. Link: Indian Newsmagazine. August 1962. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
6. S. Lal (1 January 2008). 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century. Jaico Publishing House. pp. 299–. ISBN   978-81-7992-698-7 . Retrieved 4 May 2018.
7. Mills, Megan S. (2001). "A most remarkable community: Anglo-Indian contributions to sport in India". Contemporary South Asia. 10 (2): 223–236. doi:10.1080/09584930120083828 . Retrieved 24 September 2023.