Dorothy Drew (diver)
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FullnameDorothy Ann Drew
NationalityBritish
Born2 November 1934
Died1 May 2001 (aged 66)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dorothy Ann Drew |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 2 November 1934 |
| Died | 1 May 2001 (aged 66) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Diving |
Dorothy Ann Drew (2 November 1934 – 1 May 2001) was a British diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
She lived at 'Hainton' on Station Road in New Waltham, south of Grimsby, when her family returned to England in January 1947.[2] She was the daughter of Lt-Col Drew of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), one of seven children. She attended Waltham Toll Bar Secondary Modern School from 1947 to 1949.[citation needed]
Her father moved to 8 Croysdale Avenue, in Sunbury-on-Thames in February 1949,[3] and she trained with Jack Beasley, the British Olympic team coach.[4] She was head girl of Clarke's College in Surbiton.[5]
