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| Full name | Christine Lorraine Gosden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1939 York, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christine Lorraine Gosden (born 17 November 1939), also known by her married name Christine Parfect, is a female retired British swimmer.
Gosden competed in the 200-metre breaststroke event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1956.[1]
She won a gold medal representing England with a world record time in the 4×110-yard medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales [2] in addition to taking an individual silver in the 220 yards breaststroke event.[3][4]
She also won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships[5] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title and the 110 yards butterfly title in 1957.[6][7]
