Edna Child

Edna Child
Edna Child at the 1950 British Empire Games
Personal information
Born (1922-10-10) 10 October 1922
West Ham, London, UK
Sport
Sport Diving
Club Plaistow United Swimming Club

Edna Lilian Child (later Tinegate, born 10 October 1922) is a British former diver. Competing in the 3 metre springboard she won a gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games and a bronze at the 1938 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1948 Summer Olympics. At the 1950 British Empire Games she also won a gold medal in the 10 metre platform. Her husband Ken Tinegate competed in rowing at those Games.[1]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Edna Child". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2012.


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