Francesca Clayton

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Francesca Clayton
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Born7 January 1990 (1990-01-07) (age 34)
Nottingham
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportWater polo

Francesca Clayton (born 7 January 1990, Nottingham) is a British water polo player. [1] She competed for Great Britain in the women's tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] This was the first ever Olympic GB women's water polo team. [3]

She competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. [4]

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References

  1. "Francesca Clayton Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. "Francesca Clayton". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. "London 2012: Great Britain water polo teams announced". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. "15th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2013 - Women's Waterpolo - Great Britain" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.