Sylvia Needham

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Sylvia Needham
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1935-03-28) 28 March 1935 (age 89)
London, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDiscus
ClubSpartan LAC

Sylvia J Needham (born 28 March 1935) is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Needham finished third behind Maya Giri in the discus throw event at the 1954 WAAA Championships, [1] improving to second behind the same athlete the following year at the 1955 WAAA Championships. [2] Needham was unfortunate to then meet Suzanne Allday in competition because she denied Needham on several occasions for the national title, although Needham did claim the WAAA discus title at the 1957 WAAA Championships. [3] [4]

She represented England in the discus at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Diane is a Real Smasher" . Sunday Mirror. 20 June 1954. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Schoolgirls Jolt Olympic Jump Star" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 7 July 1957. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.


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