Personal information | |
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Birth name | Glenda Joy Stirling |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 7 July 1952
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Spouse | Jack Edward Biddle |
Relative(s) |
Ivor Stirling (father) Ken Stirling (brother) Lorrie Hunter (grandfather) |
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Swimming |
Glenda Joy Stirling (married name Biddle, born 7 July 1952) is a former New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
Stirling was born in Auckland on 7 July 1952. [1] Her father was Ivor Gerald Stirling and her mother was Joyce Agnes Stirling (née Hunter), a daughter of politician Lorrie Hunter. [2] She married Jack Edward Biddle, and the couple went on to have five children. [3] Her brother, Ken, was a New Zealand rugby league international, as was her father.
Stirling competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics, reaching the final and finishing eighth in the 100 m backstroke. She also competed in the 200 m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medlay relay, but did not progress beyond the heats. [1] At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, she competed in the same three events, finishing fourth in both the 100 m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medlay relay, and sixth in the 200 m backstroke. [4]
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Glenda Joy Stirling |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 7 July 1952
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Spouse | Jack Edward Biddle |
Relative(s) |
Ivor Stirling (father) Ken Stirling (brother) Lorrie Hunter (grandfather) |
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Swimming |
Glenda Joy Stirling (married name Biddle, born 7 July 1952) is a former New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
Stirling was born in Auckland on 7 July 1952. [1] Her father was Ivor Gerald Stirling and her mother was Joyce Agnes Stirling (née Hunter), a daughter of politician Lorrie Hunter. [2] She married Jack Edward Biddle, and the couple went on to have five children. [3] Her brother, Ken, was a New Zealand rugby league international, as was her father.
Stirling competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics, reaching the final and finishing eighth in the 100 m backstroke. She also competed in the 200 m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medlay relay, but did not progress beyond the heats. [1] At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, she competed in the same three events, finishing fourth in both the 100 m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medlay relay, and sixth in the 200 m backstroke. [4]