Margaret Jeffery
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| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1920 Bromely, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 2004 (aged 84)[1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Croydon Ladies | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margaret Kathleen Jeffery (23 January 1920 – 12 September 2004) was an English freestyle swimmer of the 1930s, who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and competed for England in the British Empire Games.[2]
Biography
[edit]At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, she was a member of the British women's that came sixth in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. In the 400-metre freestyle she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[3]
At the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, she won the silver medal in the 440 yd freestyle contest.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Margaret Jeffery at Olympedia
- ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Margaret Jeffery". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
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- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
- People from Bromley
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