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Jean Spencer (artist), Jean Spencer
Jean Spencer may refer to: * Jean Spencer (gymnast) (born 1940), New Zealand Olympic gymnast * Jean Spencer (artist) (1942–1998), British artist See also * Jean Spencer Ashbrook {{hndis, Spencer, Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Spencer (gymnast)
Jean Charlotte Spencer (later Lang, born 10 June 1940) is a New Zealand Olympic gymnast. Born in the United Kingdom, she now lives in Australia. Private life Spencer was born in 1940 in Woodford, now Greater London, Great Britain, but part of Essex at the time of her birth. She received her secondary education at Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland, New Zealand, where she was dux. She attended Auckland University College and graduated Master of Science with Honours in physics in 1964. She later moved to Australia. In 2013, Lang and another Epsom Girls' Grammar School alumna established an annual prize for excellence in physics so that the recipients can enrol at a university to study physics or engineering. Gymnastics career Spencer represented her country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in gymnastics. In the vault, she came 76th. In the floor exercise, she was 81st. On the uneven bars, she came 75th. On the balance beam, she was 79th. In the Women's individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |