Sue Green (fencer)

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Sue Green
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornSusan Green
(1950-06-26) 26 June 1950 (age 75)
Flixton, Lancashire, England
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Event
Foil
ClubAshton FC, London Polytechnic FC, St Pauls FC
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Mexico 68, Munich 72, Montreal 76
World finals1970 Ankara/71 Vienna/73 Gottenberg/74 Grenoble/75 Hungary
Medal record
Fencing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh foil team

Susan Green (born 26 June 1950) is a retired British international fencer who competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Green started fencing in 1965 and in 1966 she won the World Youth Championships at Crystal Palace. [2] In 1968 she won the U23 foil title and the senior title at the British Fencing Championships. [2]

She also represented England in the team foil event, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, [3] [4] [5] winning a gold medal. [6]

Green won the Deprez Trophy (3 times) and the de Beaumont International (2 times) and in 1971 she became a coach at the newly formed Rochdale Fencing Club. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sue Green Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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