Florence Andrews
Personal information
Birth nameMabel Florence Andrews
Born(1912-09-16)16 September 1912
Died18 June 1996(1996-06-18) (aged 83)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportFencing
ClubChristchurch Swords Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsFoil champion (1939, 1946)

Mabel Florence Andrews (16 September 1912 – 18 June 1996) was a New Zealand fencer, who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

Born on 16 September 1912, Andrews was the daughter of Florence Mabel Andrews (née Cross) and Lancelot William Dolling Andrews.[1][2]

Fencing

A member of the Christchurch Swords Club,[3] Andrews won the New Zealand national women's fencing championship in 1939 and 1946, the competition not being held in the intervening years because of World War II.[4] At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Andrews represented New Zealand in the individual women's foil, recording two wins to finish in sixth place.[5][6]

Death

Andrews died on 18 June 1996.[1]

Legacy

Fencing Mid South awards the Florence Andrews Trophy annually to the winner of the junior girls' foil.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Death search: registration number 1996/36015". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1951/90317". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Fencing: Christchurch Swords Club". The Press. 4 April 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. ^ "New Zealand fencing champions" (PDF). teara.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Florence Andrews". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Results for the 1950 British Empire Games – fencing – foil individual – women". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. ^ "The Florence Andrews Trophy". Fencing MidSouth. Retrieved 7 September 2017.


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