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Birth name | Gaye Lynette McDermit | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 May 1945 | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Ron Horne | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
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Gaye Lynette Horne (née McDermit, born 9 May 1945) is a former New Zealand fencer who won two bronze medals representing her country at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Born on 9 May 1945, McDermit finished as runner-up in the women's foil at the 1965 New Zealand national fencing championships. [1] The same year, she was part of the New Zealand team that competed against Australia. [1]
At the time of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, McDermit was working as a typist. [1] At those games, she represented New Zealand in both the women's individual and teams foil events. [2] She won a bronze medal in the individual foil, [3] and then won a second bronze alongside Pam French and Joyce Fenton in the team event. [4]
McDermitt also competed in the individual and team foil events again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, but was unplaced. [2]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Gaye Lynette McDermit | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 May 1945 | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Ron Horne | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gaye Lynette Horne (née McDermit, born 9 May 1945) is a former New Zealand fencer who won two bronze medals representing her country at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Born on 9 May 1945, McDermit finished as runner-up in the women's foil at the 1965 New Zealand national fencing championships. [1] The same year, she was part of the New Zealand team that competed against Australia. [1]
At the time of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, McDermit was working as a typist. [1] At those games, she represented New Zealand in both the women's individual and teams foil events. [2] She won a bronze medal in the individual foil, [3] and then won a second bronze alongside Pam French and Joyce Fenton in the team event. [4]
McDermitt also competed in the individual and team foil events again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, but was unplaced. [2]