Averil Williams
Averil Muriel Williams (19 March 1935 – 16 December 2019) was a British athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Averil Muriel Williams | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1935 Essex, Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 2019 (aged 84)[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the javelin at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
References
- Harries, Lynette (2 March 2020). "Obituary - Averil M. Williams". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Averil Williams Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1958 Athletes". Team England.
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