Jean Oldroyd

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Jean Oldroyd
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1942-12-15) 15 December 1942 (age 83)
Dewsbury, England
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
ClubDewsbury SC

Jean Oldroyd (born 15 December 1942) is a British former swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool [2] and subsequently represented the English team [3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she competed in the 110 yards butterfly event. [4] [5]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome she competed in two events. [6]

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. ↑ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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