Joy Newman

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Joy Newman
Personal information
Full nameJoy Ernestine Newman
NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1945-11-17) 17 November 1945 (age 78)
Edmonton, London
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.

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Diving career

She competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

She represented England in the 10 metres platform at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. [2] Four years later she returned to compete in the same event and this time won the gold medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [3]

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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. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.