Jean Oldroyd

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Jean Oldroyd
Personal information
Born (1942-12-15) 15 December 1942 (age 80)
Dewsbury, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Cardiff medley relay

Jean Oldroyd (born 15 December 1942) is a British former swimmer.

Swimming career

She competed in two events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

She represented England and won a gold medal in the medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Oldroyd Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1958 Athletes". Team England.