Joy Newman

Joy Newman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1945-11-17) 17 November 1945
Edmonton, London, England
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event
Platform
ClubIslander Ladies DC
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Great Britain
Universiade
1965 Budapest Platform
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston 10m platform

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.