Sheila Hoskin

Sheila Hoskin

Personal information
Full name	Sheila Hilary Hoskin
Born	(1936-10-14) 14 October 1936 (age 88) Hammersmith, London, England
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long jump
Club	Spartan LAC
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing   England British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff Long Jump

Sheila Hilary Hoskin (born 14 October 1936) is a former female track and field athlete from England who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Hammersmith, Hoskin competed in the women's long jump events during her career. She finished second behind Thelma Hopkins in the long jump event at the 1955 WAAA Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

The following year Hoskin represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, where she competed in the high jump competition. ^[3] Hoskin also became the national high jump champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1956 WAAA Championships. ^[4]

Hoskin represented England and won a gold medal in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. ^{[5] [6]}

At one point Hoskin held the British record for the long jump. ^[7]

References

1. "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record" . The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
3. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.