Charmain Welsh

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Charmain Welsh
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1937-05-17) 17 May 1937 (age 87)
Easington, Durham
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1958 Budapest 3 m springboard
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Cardiff 3 m springboard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Cardiff 10 m platform

Charmain Welsh (born 17 May 1937) is a British former diver. Welsh competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

She represented England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. She won double gold in the 3 metres springboard and the 10 metres platform at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charmain Welsh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. "1954 Athletes". Team England.