Personal information | |
---|---|
Birth name | Olga May MacPherson |
Born | 8 October 1918 |
Died | 11 February 2014 Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 95)
Spouse |
Allan Joseph Jekyll
(
m. 1946; died 1948) |
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Fencing |
Club | United Fencing Club |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | Foil champion (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959) |
Olga May Jekyll QSM (née MacPherson, 8 October 1918 – 11 February 2014) was a New Zealand fencer, who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Born Olga May MacPherson on 8 October 1918, [1] Jekyll competed in her first fencing tournament in 1938. [2] She went on to win 18 Canterbury championships, [2] and five New Zealand national titles: in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1959. [3] At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Jekyll represented New Zealand in the individual women's foil, recording three wins to finish in fifth place. [4] [5]
Jekyll retired from competitive fencing in 1972, but continued her involvement in the sport as an administrator and coach, including at Avonside Girls' High School. [2] [6] She was a founding member of the United Fencing Club in Christchurch in 1956. [2] [7]
After World War II, Jekyll married Allan Joseph Jekyll, but was widowed by his death in 1948. [8] The couple did not have children, and she never remarried. [6]
In the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jekyll was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service. [9] She was also a life member of the New Zealand Amateur Fencing Association. [7]
Fencing Midsouth awards the Olga Jekyll Trophy annually, and organises an Olga Jekyll mixed teams event. [10] [11]
As a result of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Jekyll was forced to move from her home. [7] She died in Christchurch on 11 February 2014. [12]
Personal information | |
---|---|
Birth name | Olga May MacPherson |
Born | 8 October 1918 |
Died | 11 February 2014 Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 95)
Spouse |
Allan Joseph Jekyll
(
m. 1946; died 1948) |
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Fencing |
Club | United Fencing Club |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | Foil champion (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959) |
Olga May Jekyll QSM (née MacPherson, 8 October 1918 – 11 February 2014) was a New Zealand fencer, who represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Born Olga May MacPherson on 8 October 1918, [1] Jekyll competed in her first fencing tournament in 1938. [2] She went on to win 18 Canterbury championships, [2] and five New Zealand national titles: in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1959. [3] At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Jekyll represented New Zealand in the individual women's foil, recording three wins to finish in fifth place. [4] [5]
Jekyll retired from competitive fencing in 1972, but continued her involvement in the sport as an administrator and coach, including at Avonside Girls' High School. [2] [6] She was a founding member of the United Fencing Club in Christchurch in 1956. [2] [7]
After World War II, Jekyll married Allan Joseph Jekyll, but was widowed by his death in 1948. [8] The couple did not have children, and she never remarried. [6]
In the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jekyll was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service. [9] She was also a life member of the New Zealand Amateur Fencing Association. [7]
Fencing Midsouth awards the Olga Jekyll Trophy annually, and organises an Olga Jekyll mixed teams event. [10] [11]
As a result of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Jekyll was forced to move from her home. [7] She died in Christchurch on 11 February 2014. [12]