Lesley Ward (diver)

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Lesley Ward (Tomlinson)
Personal information
NicknameWardy
NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970 (age 53)
Bedford
EducationJohn Bunyan Upper School
OccupationBusiness woman
Years active1981-2000
EmployerBrampton elm Heritage & Lime Co Ltd (LimeCo)
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
SpousePeter Tomlinson 2021-Present
Sport
Sport1m and 3m Spring board 10m Platform Diver

Lesley Dawn Ward (Tomlinson) (born 1970), is a female former diver who competed for Great Britain and England.

Diving career

Ward represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games; at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

Ward won her first National title at the age of 11 at Brighton and continued on to win no fewer than 60 British titles over a career that spanned 23 years competing over 1m 3m and synchro becoming a 10m high board specialist and former record holder.

She represented England in the 10 metres platform, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [3] Two more appearances ensued in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. [4] She was a member of the Highgate Diving Club. [1] and City of Sheffield Diving Club

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Lesley Ward". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.