Averil Williams
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Full name | Averil Muriel Williams | |||||||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
Born | Essex, Great Britain | 19 March 1935|||||||||||||
Died | 16 December 2019[1] | (aged 84)|||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||
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Averil Muriel Williams (19 March 1935 – 16 December 2019) was a British athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the javelin at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
References
- ^ Harries, Lynette (2 March 2020). "Obituary - Averil M. Williams". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Averil Williams Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
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