Dora Gardner
Encyclopedia
Dora Kathleen Gardner (6 May 1912 – June 1994) was an English
athlete who competed for Great Britain
in the 1948 Olympic Games
.
She died in Bournemouth
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In 1948 she finished eighth in the Olympic high jump contest.
At the 1938 Empire Games she won the silver medal in the high jump event. In the long jump competition she finished seventh.
In the 1938 European Championships in Athletics
she finished fifth in the high jump contest and in the 1946 European Championships in Athletics
she finished seventh in the high jump event.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
athlete who competed for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in the 1948 Olympic Games
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
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She died in Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
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In 1948 she finished eighth in the Olympic high jump contest.
At the 1938 Empire Games she won the silver medal in the high jump event. In the long jump competition she finished seventh.
In the 1938 European Championships in Athletics
1938 European Championships in Athletics
The 2nd European Athletics Championships was a continental athletics competition for European athletes which was held in two places in 1938. The men's event took place in Paris, France between 3–5 September while the women's events were in Vienna, Austria on 17 and 18 September...
she finished fifth in the high jump contest and in the 1946 European Championships in Athletics
1946 European Championships in Athletics
The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway . For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the championships....
she finished seventh in the high jump event.