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| Full name | Gladys Helena Carson | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1903 Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1987 (aged 84) Spilsby, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gladys Helena Carson (8 February 1903 – 17 November 1987), later known by her married name Gladys Hewitt, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1] She won a bronze medal for coming third in the event final of the women's 200-metre breaststroke in a time of 3:35.4, finishing behind fellow Briton Lucy Morton (3:32.2) and American Agnes Geraghty (3:34.0). [2]
Carson was born in Leicester, England. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Gladys Carson". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gladys Carson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Gladys Carson; Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1903; District: Leicester; Volume: 7a; Page: 308
External links
- Gladys Carson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- 1903 births
- 1987 deaths
- English female swimmers
- British female breaststroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century English women
- Sportspeople from Leicester
- British swimming Olympic medallist stubs
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladys Helena Carson | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1903 Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1987 (aged 84) Spilsby, England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gladys Helena Carson (8 February 1903 – 17 November 1987), later known by her married name Gladys Hewitt, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1] She won a bronze medal for coming third in the event final of the women's 200-metre breaststroke in a time of 3:35.4, finishing behind fellow Briton Lucy Morton (3:32.2) and American Agnes Geraghty (3:34.0). [2]
Carson was born in Leicester, England. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Gladys Carson". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gladys Carson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Gladys Carson; Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1903; District: Leicester; Volume: 7a; Page: 308
External links
- Gladys Carson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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| This article about a swimming Olympic medallist of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1903 births
- 1987 deaths
- English female swimmers
- British female breaststroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century English women
- Sportspeople from Leicester
- British swimming Olympic medallist stubs