Joy Newman
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1945 Edmonton, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Islander Ladies DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joy Ernestine Newman (born 17 November 1945) is a British former diver who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1].
Biography
Newman represented the England team[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[3] She competed in the 10 metres platformy event.[4]
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she participated in the platform event.[5]
Two years later she returned to compete in the Commonwealth Games and this time won the gold medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joy Newman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
External links
- Joy Newman at World Aquatics
- Joy Newman at Olympedia
- Joy Newman at Olympics.com
- Joy Newman at Team GB