Elspeth Whyte

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Elspeth Whyte
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1926-12-24) 24 December 1926 (age 98)
Hendon, Middlesex, England
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Discus
ClubEpsom & Ewell Harrier

Elspeth Anderson Whyte (born 24 December 1926), later known as Elspeth Stephanson, is a British athlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Whyte was born in Hendon, Middlesex in December 1926. Whyte finished second behind Bevis Reid in the discus throw event at the 1948 WAAA Championships. [2] [3] [4] Shortly afterwards representing Great Britain at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, she competed in the women's shot put and the women's discus throw. [5]

In 1954, she married Swede Karl Stephanson before moving to live in Sweden. [5] In 1963, she was living in Queensland, Australia. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elspeth Whyte Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mrs Jordan keeps title" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 June 1948. Retrieved 2 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Ancestry: Elspeth Anderson Stephanson in the Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
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