Sue Green (fencer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Susan Green 26 June 1950 Flixton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Foil | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ashton FC, London Polytechnic FC, St Pauls FC | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | Mexico 68, Munich 72, Montreal 76 | ||||||||||||||
| World finals | 1970 Ankara/71 Vienna/73 Gottenberg/74 Grenoble/75 Hungary | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Susan Green (born 26 June 1950) is a retired British international fencer who competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Green started fencing in 1965 and in 1966 she won the World Youth Championships at Crystal Palace.[2] In 1968 she won the U23 foil title and the senior title at the British Fencing Championships.[2]
She also represented England in the team foil event, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[3][4][5] winning a gold medal.[6]
Green won the Deprez Trophy (3 times) and the de Beaumont International (2 times) and in 1971 she became a coach at the newly formed Rochdale Fencing Club.[2]
References
- ^ "Sue Green Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ a b c "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2026.