Val Buffham-Norris

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Val Buffham-Norris
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Buffham-Norris at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameValerie Ivy Buffham-Norris
NationalityAustralian
Born (1943-06-28) 28 June 1943 (age 81)
Perth, Australia
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics

Valerie Ivy "Val" Buffham-Norris (born 28 June 1943) is a retired Australian gymnast. She competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in 10th place with the Australian team in 1964. Her best individual result was 58th place on the vault in 1968. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Val Buffham-Norris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Valerie Norris-Buffham". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 June 2021.