Elizabeth "Betty" Davenport (born October 1, 1938) is an Indian

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. She won a silver medal in the 1958 Tokyo Asian games and bronze medal in 1962 Jakarta Asian games in Javelin Throw . She belonged to an

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family from

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. Davenport was the discus and javelin national champion and later became the sports mistress at the Frank Anthony Public School at New Delhi.

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Indian female javelin throwers Athletes from Mumbai Sportswomen from Maharashtra Anglo-Indian people Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Commonwealth Games competitors for India {{India-athletics-bio-stub