Mayzod Elizabeth Hodgson (née Reid; 30 August 1928 − 13 November 2001) was a New Zealand diver who represented her country at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

Early life and family

Born Mayzod Elizabeth Reid, Hodgson was born in

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on 30 August 1928, the daughter of Daisy Agnes Reid (née Scott) and Arthur Alexander Reid, a doctor. As an 18-year-old in 1946, she played in what is believed to have been the first women's

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tournament in New Zealand, held at Carisbrook.

Swimming and diving

Reid twice won the New Zealand national intermediate girls' diving championship, and went on to win the New Zealand national women's diving championship in 1946, 1947, and 1948. She then competed for New Zealand at the

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where she finished sixth in the women's 3 m springboard.

Later life and death

On 31 August 1951, Reid married Clifford William Hodgson in Auckland and the couple went on to have four children. Mayzod Hodgson was widowed by the death of her husband in 1983. She died in Auckland on 13 November 2001 and her ashes were buried at Purewa Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Mayzod 1928 births 2001 deaths Sportspeople from Dunedin New Zealand female rugby union players New Zealand female divers Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Divers at the 1950 British Empire Games Burials at Purewa Cemetery