Jackie Reynolds
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 17 March 1920 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 18 March 2021 (aged 101) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Event | Foil |
| Club | Cardiff Fencing Club |
Beatrice Ada Reynolds (née Gooding; 17 March 1920 – 18 March 2021), also known as Jackie Reynolds, was a Welsh fencer, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games for Southern Rhodesia and the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games for Wales.
Biography
Born Beatrice Ada Gooding in Cardiff on 17 March 1920,[1][2][3] she married the leading Welsh fencing coach Professor Glynne S. Reynolds in 1940 and started fencing in 1952.[4] In February 1957, the family, which included four children; Andrew, Robert, Valerie and Frances, all emigrated to Southern Rhodesia. At the time Jackie (as she was known) was a member of the Cardiff Fencing Club and was a four-times Welsh foil champion.[5]
Reynolds subsequently competed for Southern Rhodesia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Cardiff, Wales[6] participating in the individual foil event.[7]
Four years later she appeared at a second Commonwealth Games but this time was representing the 1962 Welsh team[8] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[9] where she participated in the individual foil event once again.[10]
One of her sons Robert Reynolds also competed at the same Games.[11][12]
Robert, her other son Andrew Reynolds and her daughter Frances Reynolds would compete at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[13]
Jackie Reynolds died on 18 March 2021, one day after her 101st birthday.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Beatrice Ada Gooding". Glamorganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1570–1994. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Beatrice A Gooding". 1939 England and Wales Register. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Privilege". Port Talbot Guardian. 21 September 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fencing family to emigrate". Port Talbot Guardian. 24 January 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fencing Foil Individual - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Fencng Draw". Western Mail. 22 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Cavalcade of Sport". Port Talbot Guardian. 31 August 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cavalcade of Sport". Glamorgan Gazette. 14 September 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fencing family". The Scotsman. 10 July 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Beatrice Ada Reynolds b. 1920". GRO Index. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Beatrice Ada Reynolds". Probate Search. Retrieved 15 March 2026.