Charlotte Radcliffe
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| Full name | Charlotte Ellen Radcliffe | |||||||||||||
| National team |
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| Born |
3 August 1903 Garston, England | |||||||||||||
| Died |
12 December 1979 (aged 76) Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charlotte Ellen Radcliffe (3 August 1903 – 12 December 1979) was an English competitive swimmer from West Derby[1] who competed for Great Britain in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
In the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, at age 17,[2] she won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, in which she swam the third leg of the race. She finished seventh in her first heat of 100-metre freestyle event and did not advance.
She is the great aunt of long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Charlotte Ellen Radcliffe; Jul-Aug-Sep quarter 1903; District: West Derby; Volume: 8b; Page: 712.
- ↑ The final event was held on 29 August 1920, after Radcliffe's birthday
- ↑ "Athlete Profile:Paula Radcliffe". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
- "Charlotte Radcliffe Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
External links
- "Charlotte Radcliffe". DatabaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
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