Gwenda Matthews married name Gwenda Hurst (born 6 June 1944) is a British

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Athletics career

She competed in the women's high jump at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. She was a National championship runner-up behind Mary Peters in the Pentathlon. She represented England in the high jump and long jump, at the

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth P ...

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, Jamaica.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Gwenda 1944 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics British female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England