Joy Newman

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Joy Newman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1945-11-17) 17 November 1945 (age 80)
Edmonton, London, England
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Diving
Event
Platform
ClubIslander Ladies DC
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 Budapest Platform
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Kingston 10m platform

Joy Ernestine Newman (born 17 November 1945) is a British former diver who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1] .

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Biography

Newman represented the England team [2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. [3] She competed in the 10 metres platformy event. [4]

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she participated in the platform event. [5]

Two years later she returned to compete in the Commonwealth Games and this time won the gold medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joy Newman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "The England Team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.


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