Jean Scrivens
Born (1935-10-15) 15 October 1935 (age 88)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Known forwinning silver in 4x100 metre relay in 1956 Olympics
Olympic medal record
Women's Athletics
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne 4x100 metre relay

Jean Scrivens, (Jean Eileen Scrivens; was born 15 October 1935 in Camberwell, south London) is a retired British track and field athlete, who competed in the 100 metres.[1] Scrivens competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne, Australia in the 4 × 100 m relay, where she won the silver medal,[2] behind host nation Australia, with her team mates Anne Pashley, June Foulds and Heather Armitage.

Early life

She attended Ensham School in south London, having lived on Wingford Road.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kubatko, Justin. "Jean Scrivens Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Jean Scrivens Olympic medals and stats". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. ^ Norwood News Friday 7 September 1956, page 5

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