Jean Scrivens
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1935 Camberwell, London, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||
| Club | Selsonia LAC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jean Eileen Scrivens (born 15 October 1935) is a retired British track and field athlete, who competed in the 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Scrivens attended Ensham School in south London, having lived on Wingford Road.[2] She finished third behind Anne Pashley in the 100 yards event at the 1953 WAAA Championships.[3][4]
Two years later she became the national 220 yards champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1955 WAAA Championships.[5][6] Scrivens was selected to compete for Great Britain for the 1956 Olympics Games, held in Melbourne, Australia, in the 4 × 100 metres relay, where she won the silver medal,[7] behind Australia, with her team mates Anne Pashley, June Foulds and Heather Armitage.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Jean Scrivens". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Norwood News, 7 September 1956, page 5
- ^ "Enid nears 5-minute mile". Sunday Express. 5 July 1953. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record". The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Jean Scrivens". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Relay 100m Final Melbourne 1956 Olympics colour footage on YouTube
- Athletic - British Girls Beat Czechs (1954), Pathé on YouTube
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