Noelene Horne
Personal information
Born1933 (age 90–91)
Spouse
Valentine Arthur Horne
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(m. 1959)​
Children6
Relative(s)Matt Horne (son)
Phil Horne (son)
Ben Horne (grandson)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTrack and field
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
National finalsHigh jump champion (1950, 1953)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland High jump

Noelene Rae Horne (née Swinton; born 1933) is a former New Zealand high jumper.

At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the bronze medal in the women's high jump. At the following 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she placed 5th in the high jump.[1]

In 1959, she married Valentine Arthur Horne,[2] who served as manager of the New Zealand badminton team at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[3] The couple went on to have six children, including cricketer Matt Horne, and Phil Horne, who represented New Zealand in both badminton and cricket.[2]

References

  1. ^ Noelene Swinton at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  2. ^ a b "Swinton Family Society". Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Games section managers". The Press. Vol. 105, no. 31067. 24 May 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

External links


1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team
1954 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games team
New Zealand national champions in women's high jump
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