Jennifer King (fencer)

Jennifer King

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	Wales
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event	Foil
Club	Cardiff Fencing Club

Jennifer M. King married name Stewart was a fencer from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games). ^[1]

Biography

King was educated at Lady Margaret High School for Girls in Cardiff and won the 1954 British Schoolgirls Championships title. ^[2] She was a member of the Cardiff Fencing Club. ^[3]

She represented the 1958 Welsh team ^{[4] [5]} at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, ^[6] where she participated in the individual foil event. ^{[7] [8]}

In 1994 she lived in Dinas Powys and was a retired sales executive. ^[9]

References

1. Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
2. "Girl fencers win for Wales" . Western Mail. 31 March 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Fencing" . Western Mail. 15 March 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "They wear the Red Dragon" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Four Welsh Games Teams Named" . Western Mail. 9 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Wales is Ready for the Empire Games" . Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
8. "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
9. "Golf club can boast a bag full of all=sports" . South Wales Echo. 29 September 1994. p. 57. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.