Iris Vera Tanner (20 November 1906 – 22 February 1971) was an English swimmer born in
Eastbourne
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, who competed in the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
and
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
. At the 1924 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event and was fifth in the
100 m freestyle event. In the
400 m freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later in
Amsterdam
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she won her second silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event, was sixth in the
400 m freestyle event and was fourth in her heat in the semi-finals of
100 m freestyle event and did not advance.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
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References
External links
Iris Tanner's profile at Sports Reference.com
1906 births
1971 deaths
English female swimmers
English female freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
Sportspeople from Eastbourne
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